Jewelry
and me, we have a special kind of love affair.
It's
very spiritual.
Whenever
God is doing something in me or wanting me to remember an important teaching or
truth he will provide a piece of jewelry as a remembrance.
He has
given me necklaces. pendants, rings, bracelets and brooches all symbolical in
nature.
Sometimes
they are gifts from friends, family, strangers, or new acquaintances, randomly they
are found or even purchased by myself.
So
after sharing this I will now tell you about the latest jewelry piece I
received on a recent trip to Nova Scotia.
As I
said this jewelry finds its way to me via unique circumstances and situations
but one precious friend from Nova Scotia has always stayed sensitive to
the leading of the spirit and every time I have come she has a token from the
Father that she has prayed and sought the God about.
Well
this time He gave her one word "Anchor".
So
on her way to visit with me she looked for a place to purchase an anchor as a
gift. Needless to say along the journey she only came upon one store in
the middle of nowhere in the Rodden hills. It was old country store and she
entered thinking they must definitely have some sort of anchor. To her utter
amazement and surprise the only item they had was an unusual anklet bracelet
with a rhinestone jeweled anchor attached to it. She purchased it for me and
it came in a beautiful box. As she presented it to me she shared the story and
this is the message she wrote in the box.
"Beloved
friend, God is doing a new thing . Not to replace you as an eagle or butterfly
. A new freedom of the assurance that your life is anchored in Him. A deep
peace, unswayable. Let this settle in your spirit."
I
received this lovely gift and sought God for the deeper message He was trying
to give to me . I loved the fact that it was an anklet as it had meaning as it
anchored my feet. Those who know me will understand the great significance in
that message.
When
I got home I was contemplating this gift and my heart overwhelmed with a
gratitude and love for my relationship with God and the security I felt in Him.
I was excited because He had restored my HOPE.
Then
the scripture came to me that my HOPE is anchored in Him. Hebrews 6:19. Then at 2am in the morning these words came to me. It
was a description of the Hope anchor that I am intimate with. It is also
the name of the design of this anchor I had been given, as it has a cross at the top
I’m not a drifting vessel floating aimlessly without
direction
I have been firmly fastened under your arm of protection
You are the Hope that has anchored my soul
This Love has made me whole
Secured me to that Thing that holds me
Yet simultaneously makes me free
You are my safety, my security, my stability and tranquility
My identity is balanced by the weight of understanding who You
are
During the many storms of life You hold me in place – yet still
you give me space
To travel to the true destination
Never anchored by a rope
But secured within the Hope
That I have discovered in You
For I am found in You and You are in me
Where does it begin and where will it end?
Does it matter except that I know this one thing to be true
I am anchored by You…
What a feeling of liberty!
To be grounded and yet
remain free
Hebrew 6:19 We have
this Hope as an anchor for our souls
Charmaine Hinds
