Years ago I was listening to the mother of my former pastor speak about hope. What struck me in her talk was the mention of what we need to chart our own course when sailing through the waters (emotions) of hopelessness. We need an anchor. To have our "ropes" tied securely to something that is not going to give way. Secure knots that will not unravel. In boating, the ropes are perhaps some of the most important pieces of equipment (I am by no means a sailing expert). You have ropes tied to an anchor so that you will not drift off when you need to remain in the same place, ropes to tie up to a dock so you can move to solid ground and not fall in the water, ropes that are connected to sails so you can travel a charted course.

Going back to the anchor and the rope. See, it spurred me to thought because I found out a few years back that my last name (in Catalan/Menorcan) means "the rope that holds the anchor". That's a very important rope!

So I have a few questions to pose: What have you anchored yourself to?

Is it a relationship or relationships in general?

People and relationships shift over time like a sandbar shifts with the ocean currents.

Is it your career and the success/stature it brings you? Your accomplishments?

In today's job market, how secure is your career or position? How often do we succeed or fail?

Or is it what you've been able to acquire?

Does anything last forever? We're always looking to upgrade to the newest, latest, greatest gadget.

What is the one thing that remains constant? Never changing? Holds the same standards day in and day out? Never changes their opinion or the way they vote? Who never changes sides to prevent getting voted off the island?

-God. Simply, God.

He's the constant in a variable equation. Tie your rope to Him and get anchored.