Anchors Aweigh

Last night, I spent some quality time with a friend. We talked, we laughed, we discovered... in no particular order.

Have you ever looked at your friendships as a boat? Me neither, until last night. As we were talking, I blurted out, "It's kind of like you're an anchor or a... a... a... motor!" At first, we laughed at how hard I struggled to come up with my masterful metaphor. Then it sank in. We realized it's true.

Ephesians 4:14-16 says, "Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work."

In this life, we are either tethered to the bottom by an anchor, not growing or stretching, tossed about by everything that life throws at us OR we are the motor, pushing through the storm to get to where we are going.

"Anchors" don't grow. Stuck in place, the storms of life beat them down, and anyone anchored with them gets beaten up, too. They can't push forward in ministry, because they aren't moving anywhere. So instead, their anchored position sucks the momentum out of the whole team. They drag others down in their storm beaten boat. A ministry dies.

"Motors" grow. The whole purpose of the motor is to propel the boat forward - powering the boat and its passengers to their destination. Imagine motor living, your life filled with an energy that can't be stopped. The holy spirit filling you with a passion, a drive, to get where you're supposed to go. Imagine a motored ministry. All the people on the team, pushing forward, gaining momentum through serving God together in unity. A ministry constantly gaining ground for the cause of Christ.

So, what are we going to be? Anchors or motors?

Dear Lord, my prayer today is simple. Let me be a motor. Amen