7 Reasons Christians Travel
Let’s start with this analogy: A ship. At the helm of the ship is God The Father. The crew is all Christ followers. The Holy Spirit is the wind in the sails. And Jesus is our anchor. As we proceed along on our journey which is our time in this world, The Father is the one navigating. Has anyone ever told you, “God has a plan for you”. As a crew member we are not the ones plotting the course. We do not want to jump overboard while the ship is underway. The wind in the sails provides the ship with the power to move forward on our journey. When The Father stops the ship at a port or an anchorage, we drop anchor to hold us in place. We put our faith in Jesus to keep us anchored in place so that we can dive in and complete our duties as crew members. We know that with Jesus as our anchor, the ship, which represents our lives, will not drift from the place where The Father had intended for it to be.
A ship travels the high seas for a purpose. The ship in our analogy is a cargo ship. It will stop at different anchorages to load or off-load cargo, to take on supplies, make repairs, or give the crew some R&R. The ship will stop in all types of ports. Loading and unloading of cargo is completing the mission or purpose of the ship. In our analogy, this translates to mission trips and trips taken for the purpose of evangelizing. To take on supplies is to gather necessities to sustain the crew going forward. In our analogy this translates to trips of pilgrimage and trips of inspiration. Trips that give us memories and focus points to sustain us going forward. Making repairs is to make the make the ship more sea-worthy and to make the sails more able to catch the wind. Repairs could include removing barnacles and other debris from the hull of the ship, things that are impeding the ship’s smooth sailing. Repairs might also mean the addition of sail cloth or other equipment. In our analogy this translates to retreats where we strive to remove barnacles and debris from impeding our smooth sailing in our spiritual lives, and trips of discovery where we find new ideas to enrich our lives. Giving the crew some R&R is done to revitalize the crew so that they are better able to perform their jobs aboard the ship. This would be the same reason why a relaxing getaway with family and/or friends, can revitalize us to live our lives better going forward.
This website is named “Way Anchor” because Jesus is The Way, and in our analogy, He is the anchor. As we travel through our lives on this ship we are in fellowship with God The Father and Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit, and with each other. In each anchorage of our journey, we put our faith in Jesus to keep us grounded. We may visit a place that is not in any way considered a Christian destination. An evangelical mission usually means going amidst non-believers. Jesus ate with sinners, but did not become one of them. His mission was to change them. A discovery trip may take us to a site of another religion or a historical site that is not a part of Christian history. It is in these places that we remember that we are in this world, but we are not of this world. Even when we are at a site that is decidedly Christian, we must remember that it is of this world, and we are not. It’s just bricks. All believers are aboard the ship. The ship will pull into various ports. We will be in port, but we will not be of the port. We anchor our faith in Jesus. And when the ship weighs anchor, we will Way anchor.
A ship travels the high seas for a purpose. The ship in our analogy is a cargo ship. It will stop at different anchorages to load or off-load cargo, to take on supplies, make repairs, or give the crew some R&R. The ship will stop in all types of ports. Loading and unloading of cargo is completing the mission or purpose of the ship. In our analogy, this translates to mission trips and trips taken for the purpose of evangelizing. To take on supplies is to gather necessities to sustain the crew going forward. In our analogy this translates to trips of pilgrimage and trips of inspiration. Trips that give us memories and focus points to sustain us going forward. Making repairs is to make the make the ship more sea-worthy and to make the sails more able to catch the wind. Repairs could include removing barnacles and other debris from the hull of the ship, things that are impeding the ship’s smooth sailing. Repairs might also mean the addition of sail cloth or other equipment. In our analogy this translates to retreats where we strive to remove barnacles and debris from impeding our smooth sailing in our spiritual lives, and trips of discovery where we find new ideas to enrich our lives. Giving the crew some R&R is done to revitalize the crew so that they are better able to perform their jobs aboard the ship. This would be the same reason why a relaxing getaway with family and/or friends, can revitalize us to live our lives better going forward.
This website is named “Way Anchor” because Jesus is The Way, and in our analogy, He is the anchor. As we travel through our lives on this ship we are in fellowship with God The Father and Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit, and with each other. In each anchorage of our journey, we put our faith in Jesus to keep us grounded. We may visit a place that is not in any way considered a Christian destination. An evangelical mission usually means going amidst non-believers. Jesus ate with sinners, but did not become one of them. His mission was to change them. A discovery trip may take us to a site of another religion or a historical site that is not a part of Christian history. It is in these places that we remember that we are in this world, but we are not of this world. Even when we are at a site that is decidedly Christian, we must remember that it is of this world, and we are not. It’s just bricks. All believers are aboard the ship. The ship will pull into various ports. We will be in port, but we will not be of the port. We anchor our faith in Jesus. And when the ship weighs anchor, we will Way anchor.