In Others’ Words: Life Anchors
“You have to be careful what you anchor your emotions to.”
I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago when those words came out of my mouth. She looked at me and said, “That’s a blog post!”
And I’ve been mulling what I said ever since then — about how I need to be careful what I anchor my emotions to.
Our emotions — whether we’re feeling happy or sad or secure or panicky or bewildered or thankful — are affected by things like our circumstances or our relationships with others or how exhausted we are. As my friend Wise Guy says: Fatigue makes cowards of us all. I reminded myself of that truth today as I crawled into bed for a nap — and a short cry. Life’s been more than busy and some big changes are coming up. I needed both the nap and a few moments to shed a few tears.
If I’m not careful, I can tend to anchor my emotions to two things: circumstances and other people’s opinions of me.
Both are lousy choices for anchors.
Circumstances come and go. And people’s opinions? There’s no way I can do enough, be enough, to keep everyone happy — to live up to everyone’s expectations for me.
A more trustworthy anchor is God’s truth — who He says I am and who He says He will be in my life. I may not always understand God’s ways in my life, but I can say this: God has never failed me. He has never rejected me. His love is unconditional.
In Your Words: Whether we realize it or not, we all choose anchors to hold us steady when life tosses us around. What’s your anchor?
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