Anchor

Some snippets from the foreword by Ann Voskamp to Lauren Chandler's book, Steadfast Love:

There can be unwavering peace today when an uncertain tomorrow is trusted to an unchanging God.

In every great crisis— let it bring out the greatness of Christ in you. Real prayer always has eyes on Christ, not the crisis. “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble . . .” (Ps. 107: 28).

Sometimes what we’re holding on to isn’t really an anchor for our soul— but an idol for our destruction. Sometimes when it feels like God’s breaking our anchor—He’s really breaking our idols—what we were holding on to more than we were holding on to Him. Sometimes God allows all our anchors to break— so we know the only unbreakable anchor we have is Him.

Thanksgiving isn’t only a celebration when good things happen— thanksgiving is a declaration that God is good no matter what happens.