Anchored in Christ, Even in Crisis

If your life is anything like mine, when it rains, it pours.

I’ve walked through some pretty difficult seasons in the last four years. I’ve watched a close family member suffer a brain injury and regress to the mental capacity of a child. I battled severe postpartum depression that landed me in the hospital for several days. Needless to say, I’m no stranger to crisis.

And it never fails: at the moment when I feel I’ve mustered enough strength to climb out of the pit, it’s as if the Enemy kicks me right back in. It might be something small, like watching the minuscule details of my day topple like dominos. Or it could be something a bit bigger, like continual bad news that leaves me feeling like nothing will ever go right again.

In these moments of despair and uncertainty, the only thing that keeps my foot from slipping is knowing that Christ is my anchor. He is my safety. His Word stabilizes me from falling under.

You see, when the storm comes, it’s not time for me to lose character or hope. It’s time for me to drop my anchor, be still before the Lord, and trust Him. Being anchored in Christ protects me from allowing crisis around me to create a crisis within me. Hard circumstances don’t change who I am, and they certainly don’t change God or His goodness.

You may not see Him, but He always has His loving eye on you. Cheek to cheek, like a mother rocking her child to sleep—that’s how close He is to you in your pain and distress, nurturing you and protecting you.

If you find yourself in crisis, know this: the storm of crisis cannot overcome you, friend. It can never cloud God’s vision of you, and He will never abandon you.

-Britt

Reflection Questions

1. When life’s hard moments hit, what’s your typical first response?
2. Do you ever let crisis around you become crisis within you?
3. Is there a storm you need to surrender to Him today? Talk to God about it today.