Let's cast the four anchors of the faith

"We were violently beaten by the tempest.... For several days there appeared neither sun nor stars, and a violent storm continued to harass us ; When the fourteenth night had come, fearing that we might fail in the midst of the reefs, [sailors] threw four anchors from the stern ; And they desired the coming of the day. "Acts 27, 18, 20, 27, 29

The apostle Paul is on his way to Rome, where he is to appear before the tribunal of Caesar. But the crossing of the Mediterranean is difficult and the ship on which it is found undergoes a terrible storm. Before experiencing it, no one can form an idea of ​​the physical and nervous exhaustion which a storm of fourteen days and fourteen nights entails. It is the same with the trials of life ...

While the storm is at its height, the depth of the water decreases. The sailors threw four anchors at the rear for fear of being thrown to the coast, waiting for the coming of the day. Several applications were made of these four anchors, thrown to stabilize the boat and keep the bow directed towards the shore. Here we give one of them.

When you pass through an event, you have four anchors to ensure you :

• First anchor of faith : I believe in God's will to love. He brought me where I am, he loves me. It is his will that I pass through this ordeal.

• Second anchor of faith : I believe in the protection of God. He will keep me in his love and give me the grace to act as his child owes. I'm in his custody.

• Third anchor of faith : I believe in the wisdom of God. He will transform this test into a blessing and teach me the lessons he deems necessary. I'm at his school.

• Fourth anchor of faith : I believe in the power of God. At the favorable time fixed by him, he will take me out of it in the manner he has foreseen. He is the God of deliverances.

Dear friends in suffering, throw these anchors of faith and wait patiently for the coming of the day that will bring the end of the trial.

Let us believe that any trial is useful. But the day comes when, near the Lord, the nights of tempest and distress will have definitely passed.

Source (To pleasing the Lord)