"And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship… And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea…and when they had taken up the anchors…"~ Acts 27:18-19; 38,40
When storms arise on the sea of life, it is wise to get rid of those things that weigh us down and threaten our spiritual well being. Although we may deem some things necessary, there are times we may need to throw them overboard if we are to survive the terrible tempest. Most of us have taken along way too much baggage for our journey.
When it is a question of whether or not I am willing to go down with my trinkets and be swallowed up or to continue on my voyage without them, I'll choose the latter every time.
I wonder if it would have been a "sink or swim" situation if the four anchors had not been taken back into the boat instead of being cast out with the other things. "We have an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast," therefore we need no others, lest we sink.
You can't have a safe journey with an overloaded ship.
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