On Thursday nights a group of ladies meets at my house for fellowship, the word, and always a rousing discussion of what we have studied. For the past few weeks, we have been studying from the book Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer. In each chapter, there are mini-sections pertaining to the main chapter. This weeks discussion was on the chapter entitled Be Positive. What really hit home, and resided there, was this concept of Hope being the Anchor of our Soul. Joyce Meyer's writes, "When we are positive in a negative situation it shows a genuine trust in God and a spiritual maturity that pleases and glorifies God."
Have you ever stopped to think about how your attitude in a given situation reflects your trust level in your Heavenly Father? It is always easy to be joyful and trusting when our circumstances are good. The Anchor comes when we are in the midst of a storm, and yet find hope and trust in God DESPITE that which we can see at the time.
Read the story of Abraham. (Romans 4:18-20) Here is a man who is quite old. His wife is barren. They have tried for many years, unsuccessfully to have children and have, to this point, not been blessed with any. The circumstances look bleak in deed. Many of us may give up at this point in our journey. And yet Abraham continued to hope in faith. The verses continue to say his faith was not weakened by the circumstances about him.
Wow, to have a faith that runs that deep, a trust that runs that wide, an anchor in the midst of the storms in our life. We do! It's Hope! I Cor. 13:13 reminds us that, "Three things will last forever--faith, hope and love--and the greatest of these is love." Is your HOPE the anchor for your soul? If not, pray that God increases your faith and trust in Him. As these increase so shall your Hope in Him.
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