The Danger of a Drifting Soul

Picture a small boat out on the water. The anchor is not down. The paddles are not moving. The motor is not running. What happens to the boat? Any fisherman will tell you: it begins to drift. It rarely stays perfectly still. Unseen currents gently and silently pull it away from its original spot.

The same is true in our Christian walk. If our spiritual anchor is not securely dropped, we will drift. It is inevitable. The enemy, described in Scripture as a roaring lion and a deceiver, is constantly seeking ways to distract us and draw us away from close fellowship with God. If the only time we open God’s Word is on Sunday, we are going to struggle on Monday. To prevent this drift, we must actively “watch” by doing three things every day: turning from sin, talking to God in prayer, and trusting His Word.

Staying anchored, however, does not mean the waters will always be calm. Deep valleys will come, filled with anxieties, worries, and fears. It is in these seasons of affliction that we must “endure.” Often it is not until we have exhausted our own strength and come face to face with our utter helplessness that we discover God can do it all. His love is an unbreakable anchor. It will never let us go. It sustains us through the deepest and darkest valleys.

And when we are anchored and sustained through life’s storms, our lives naturally become a testimony to others. Just as Jesus told the restored man of Gadara to go home and tell his friends what great things the Lord had done for him, we are called to “do the work of an evangelist.” We have only one life to run for Christ. By watching our daily walk, enduring affliction, evangelizing the lost, and remaining faithful to the very end, we make full proof of the ministry God has entrusted to us.