“So many stories of where I’ve been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don’t mean anything
When you’ve got no one to tell them to
It’s true…I was made for you”
Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile sang these words and they ring true here at The Anchor. We are fond of saying, “The world is made up of stories. What’s yours?” More than just a place to show up on Sunday, we strive to live life along side those who call The Anchor their home church.
No matter where you are in life right now, you have a story. It can read as a drama, tragedy, comedy – or most often, a combination of so many things at different moments. We have stories we tell when first meeting someone, we have stories only a select few know – if at all. Telling stories is how you get to know someone on where they’ve been and where they are going. It is the essence of living life in relationships.
Our entire lives are a series of vignettes – moments that define who and what we are.
“And all of my friends who think that I’m blessed
They don’t know my head is a mess
No, they don’t know who I really am
And they don’t know what I’ve been through like you do
And I was made for you”
It always amazes me to hear stories of people who seem to be the perfect Christian – the ones who have it all together and figured out enough to make it look good – as if they’ve reached some sort of Christian nirvana the rest of us can only dream of reaching. So many times, the ones who seem the most put together are really falling apart on the inside.
It’s important to us at The Anchor to live authentically with each other. Are you struggling? There is a place for you here. Do you feel like a listless ship in the open waters with no wind and unfurled sails? There is a place for you here. Are you looking for something meaningful on your walk with Jesus, not just simply showing up to a “worship service” in the right clothes? There is a place for you here. Do you want real answers to life’s questions and not the generic universally accepted Sunday School answer? There’s a place for you here. Do you want friends that will become an extended family, who are willing to get dirty in the trenches of life with you? We have place for you here.
Only the Lord knows what dwells in the deep chambers of our hearts, and yet no matter what content is in your story, it was planted there by the Lord for his divine purposes, to further His Kingdom.
We were made for Him.