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On boats and ships of all sizes an anchor is an essential piece of equipment. In
general, as almost everyone knows, anchors are made to keep a boat or ship “tied”
to the bottom in one place, no matter how strong the current, wind or waves on the
water’s surface.
Of course, there’s more to it, technically, than merely throwing an anchor over side
of your vessel. First, it’s a good idea to fasten one end of the rope to the anchor and
the other end to boat! I could go into more details about anchoring such as the
kind of bottom: rocky, sand or mud, length of rode (rope), wind, wave and current
considerations, the size of the boat and more, but I won’t get into all of those
details here.
After a seaman properly puts out his anchor, or anchors – he can go below into the
warmth and comfort of the cabin and wait for his coffee to perk. He can relax,
knowing all is secure on deck. It’s that feeling of security, of being anchored safely,
that lets him get into his bunk and sleep comfortably and unworried through the
night.
Yes, good anchors are essential to peace of mind. They provide security and there
is no doubt we are only as secure as our security.
Anytime you need a good anchor, or anchors, to give you dependable security in
your life, I’d like to suggest how to do it. First, you go to the book of Proverbs in
your Bible. The chapters are numbered 1 to 31, just like the days in most months.
What a coincidence!
(By the way, here is an interesting definition of the word coincidence:
“ A coincidence is a minor miracle where God chooses to remain
anonymous.”)
All you have to do is look at your calendar, see what day of the month it is, then
read that chapter in Proverbs. The chapters are short. You can read one in ten
minutes or less. Read a chapter each day, day after day, month after month, year
after year – over and over again and again. Then, whatever happens to you, you will
have stored up in your heart the most dependable security there is:
God’s Word, which is the best of all anchors.
Terry Weber
P.S. This is an excerpt from my book: Anchors Of Faith
http://www.crafty-ones.com/web/viewproduct.asp?prodID=1244
webermaskman.com
Terry Weber is a retired advertising/direct mail sales letter copywriter and
inventor of several useful items. Terry and his wife Doris are Habitat For
Humanity, RV Care-A- Vanners who, for the past eight years have volunteered to
help build more than 36 houses all over the USA. They travel to and from the 2-
week long builds in their RV. The money they make on their Crafty-Ones website
helps them pay their expenses to and from those volunteer Habitat builds.
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