Anchors & Sails

So it's official. I have a blog. Being a conformist rocks sometimes.

In the words of the great Alyssa Casey, "Naming a blog is like naming a child." Or something like that. I literally sat here for half an hour trying to think of a kick-butt name for my blog, but instead settled with one deriving from my recent fascination with sailboats. Weird.

As a first-time blogger, I can only pray you don't expect much from me. You may see some attempted humor here and there, but you'll probably find yourself, for the most part, reading the nonsense that makes its way from my thoughts to my fingertips. Like most blogs.

I guess maybe now is the time to say something profound... uh....... Anchors & Sails. Let's make this profound:

As I named my blog, I realized something, well, PROFOUND. Everyone's life contains anchors and sails. Recently, I decided against going to a university and am now planning on going to community college. That's like a cardinal sin to most people. What I discovered, though, was that we are our own anchor, and God is our sail. There have been incredible opportunities that God has laid before me. These would be sacrificed if I had decided to go to a university. I had planned on going to a university for reasons of my own: an internship seemed appealing to me, college life seemed like a lot of fun, being away from home and starting over would be great. But God had a different plan, and He is now putting it into action. He is my sail. He always has been. Every time that I have relinquished control and let Him take me wherever He desired, I have learned more, had more fun, and been on greater adventures than I ever could have imagined.

Sometimes, when storms come, we feel it's safest to drop anchor and wait it out; but letting God move us through the storms is the greatest thing we could do. It allows us to completely surrender to Him - to His power, His will, His love.

God, help me to cut my anchor and allow You to carry me wherever You make the wind blow.