Two cards I am linking to Word Art Wednesday:

Have a blessed Sunday!

A precious friend sent me this picture 

that fits so well with my last post.  

We serve a faithful God.  In His Word He says,

 There hath no temptation taken you 
but such as is common to man: but 
God is faithful, 
who will not suffer you to be tempted 
above that ye are able; 
but will with the temptation also 
make a way to escape, 
that ye may be able to bear it. 
1 Corinthians 10:13 

He also tells us to be faithful and promises us a reward.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: 
behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, 
that ye may be tried; 
and ye shall have tribulation ten days: 
be thou faithful 
unto death, and I will  give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 2:10  

This picture also brings to mind a song I heard long ago. 

Hold on a little longer

Hold on a little stronger

The testings of the Lord are pure gold.

He'll take you through the fire

He'll burn out the dross and mire

Hold on a little longer, Hold on.

On my last blog note I talked about anchors and I still felt I 

should include the words of this song. 

It has meant a lot to me.

The Anchor Holds

1.  I have journeyed
Through the long, dark night
Out on the open sea

By faith alone
Sight unknown
And yet His eyes were watching me

Chorus:

The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn

I have fallen on my knees
As I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds
In spite of the storm

2.  I've had visions
I've had dreams
I've even held them in my hand

But I never knew
They would slip right through
Like they were only grains of sand

3.  I have been young
But I am older now
And there has been beauty
These eyes have seen

But it was in the night
Through the storms of my life
Oh, that's where God proved
His love to me

Our pastor was injured severely about 10 days ago and

we had a visiting minister who brought the message

this morning in church.

He preached about Joseph

when his brothers put him in the pit.

He stated that our relationship with the Father

determines if we will come out of the pit. 

The Word says that God loves us even when

the circumstances say differently. 

Our Father still loves us even though we do not see it

because of the circumstances.

Joseph kept the faith in the pit and when he was unjustly sent to prison. 

Job kept the faith through the tragedies, the infirmities,

his wife’s telling him to give up and his “comforter’s” accusations. 

Our circumstances do not determine our relationship with the Father. 

We determine how we stand with Him.

Even in the midst of the storm, when the ship is battered

and the sails are torn,

if we are anchored to the Solid Rock, Jesus,

we can know

that our anchor holds

regardless of the circumstances.

"The Anchor Holds" was written by Chewning, Lawrence / Boltz, Ray.

Have a wonderful week and please leave a comment before you go.

Anchors

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast

Hebrews 6:19

The definition of an anchor is any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object hold or a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security.

An anchor is only as good as what it is anchored to.

In Christ we have a sure and steadfast anchor for our soul.

WE HAVE AN ANCHOR

Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

Refrain

We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.

It is safely moored, ’twill the storm withstand,
For ’tis well secured by the Savior’s hand;
And the cables, passed from His heart to mine,
Can defy that blast, thro’ strength divine.

Refrain

It will surely hold in the Straits of Fear—
When the breakers have told that the reef is near;
Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow,
Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.

Refrain

It will firmly hold in the Floods of Death—-
When the waters cold chill our latest breath,
On the rising tide it can never fail,
While our hopes abide within the Veil.

Refrain

When our eyes behold through the gath’ring night
The city of gold, our harbor bright,
We shall anchor fast by the heav’nly shore,
With the storms all past forevermore.

Refrain

Words: Pris­cil­la J. Ow­ens, 1882.  Owens was a teach­er in Bal­ti­more, Ma­ry­land, for al­most half a cen­tu­ry. She taught Sun­day school at the Un­ion Square Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church. Most of her hymns were writ­ten for her Sun­day school stu­dents.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick 

I am glad that I am anchored in Jesus!