“That clinches it – help’s coming.  An answer’s on the way.  Everything’s going to work out.”  ~Psalm 20:6  (The Message Bible)

Years ago, there was a very popular song entitled “The Anchor Holds” sung by Ray Boltz.  This song, which became one of Ray’s biggest hits, was written by one of his friends who had lost a child. 

I thank God today that I don’t know the agony of losing a child!   But I understand the challenges of going through difficult situations.  Many of us have never had such tragedy as losing a child; but have walked through situations where we didn’t know how we were going to “get to the other side” or at times, how we would even get out of bed to face another day.

Fear, depression, anxiety, doubt, and even unbelief can creep in unexpectedly if we don’t “stay on our guard”.  The enemy begins whispering in our ears, telling us one lie after another. 

When we allow him to create a “crack” in our faith, he won’t stop there.  He’ll keep applying pressure on the crack until it becomes a huge “sink hole” (something we Floridians are very familiar with).

As we’ve walked through our own battles, the Lord directed me to the scripture noted above.  I love The Message interpretation!  He also reminded of that old song, “The Anchor Holds”.  I want to share those words with you:

The Anchor Hold
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

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.

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

I have been young
But I am older now
And there has been beauty
That these eyes have seen
But it was in the night
Through the storms of my life
Oh, thats where God proved
His love to me

If you’ve going through the storms of life, hold on to Psalm 20 and allow the words of this beautiful song to be your testimony today.   Allow them to bring hope and determination in your life. 

 DON’T GIVE UP! Everything’s going to work out!