Spiritual Stability...

2 Peter 3:14-18 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. 

As Peter wraps up his letter, encouraging his fellow believers to stand strong in their faith despite any persecution or trial, keeping an eye to the future, he also warns them to not go whacko.  The only way to do this is to keep growing in our faith, grounded in God's Word, constantly looking to Christ.  As we do this, focusing on following in His footsteps, staying at peace with God, we will remain spiritually stable, and be able to help one another do the same.  It is when we allow ourselves to be caught up and carried away by fear or fancy that we lose our bearings and join the world of wackos all around us.  We are founded on the Solid Rock.  Let us remain in Him and Him alone.