What are You Anchored to?

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of songs about anchors at church. And obviously, they are talking about God being 'The Anchor of our soul." But I've been thinking about anchors in our lives that don't act as stabilizers. They pull us down, down into icy depths where we stay until we are willing to let go. 
I'll tell you about an anchor I deal with. Sorrow. Sorrow that things in my life didn't go quite the way I wanted them to. Sadness and regret over lost time, lost years and bad choices. I hold on to that anchor so fiercely, it leaves marks all over my life. And I can't move into the fullness of joy Jesus would have me walk in because I will not let go. And you know what? I have every right to feel sadness. I have every right to feel wronged. I HAVE been wronged. But though I have the rights to hold that anchor, I will never truly be free until I let go.
Anchors can have all kinds of names. Addiction, frustration, unforgiveness. Irritation when people are rude or unkind. Fear is a big one. These are REAL. We have the right to hold on to them, or at least have justified them to ourselves. But until we pry ourselves away, we will never be able to hold to the true Anchor of Our Soul, the One who asks us to let go of our past and hold on to Him, to sail away to new adventures.