Rooted and Anchored

Colossians 2:6-7

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,  rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 

Have you ever seen an umbrella taken by the wind go flying down the beach? This is usually funny to those who get to watch teh peoplescramble to make the recovery, but not so funny to thosewho are chasing their unbrella. The problesm is that the umbrella wasn't grounded by something greater than the wind that pikced it up. The unbrella needed to be placed in an anchor or a deeper hole. It was no match for the strength of the wing.

The same is true for us. We aren't strong enough on our own to deal with all the things we face on a daily basis. Unless we're rooted and grounded in Christ, we'll be tossed around by the things the world throws at us. To be rooted in Christ means that He's our foundation; He's our anchor. It means that our strength, our perspective, our satisfaction and our fulfillment are all found in Christ. When this is true we aren't blown away when the world hits us with something we didn't expect. Instead, we're grounded in Christ. Like the passage says, we overflow with thankfulness and  are witnesses to a watching world.

• Think back on your life. How has being grounded in Christ helped you make it through a rough time?