Pull, Push
& Hold – Part III
I see a mother in a
hurry at the store with her three children; she has many thoughts going through
her head. She is trying to remember if she grabbed that extra gallon of
milk or that art supply needed for one of the many school projects. Her
mind is also at the same time going in a totally different direction, maybe she
is thinking about dinner, a loved one, her children’s school activities or
maybe that one bill that just won’t seem to go away. But as I observer
her and her three children I see that in her hast she is pulling one, pushing
another and holding the third. Now this is just an example of how we may
treat our children when we are in a hurry or have a million things on our mind,
but we know when it comes down to it and the important decision that we have to
make concerning the welfare of our children the phrase pull, push and hold take
on a new meaning.
On this last installment
of Pull, Push & Hold, I would like to concentrate on how God holds us in
His arms. Who doesn’t like to be held from time to time, I know I
do. My children want their “cuddle” time and men (admit it) enjoy a good
snuggle from time to time as well.
God holds us in His
strong, comforting embrace. Sometimes he holds us for our protection and
sometimes it is just to let us know that we are loved and He is our
comforter. I know that God holds me when I am up on the mountain but more
importantly He holds me when I am down in the valley. It is at those
times that we feel the most lost and in need. We generally don’t call on
God when we feel that life is going well. I don’t mean that we are not
praying or reading our bibles, what I mean is that our prayers are more quick
and hurried and our devotional time is not as meaningful. When we are
down in the valleys our prayer life is more focused and we strive to be in
constant prayer and when we are communing with God during these rough times we
tend to be more diligent in our studies of the Word. The bible tells us
to pray without ceasing:
I Timothy 5:17-18
Pray without
ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
We should be in constant
communication with our Lord weather our days are filled with cupcakes and
sprinkles or … well you get the picture. Now I know we are not able to
spend every waking minute in prayer, we do have jobs and daily activities that
require our attention. Who said that our prayers had to be lengthy and
full of eloquent words or phrases? Sometimes our prayers are a quick and
simple “Lord help me”. God knows what we are going through and He knows
what we need and when we need it.
God never promised us an
easy road but He did promise to be there every step of the way. As the
“Foot Prints” poem states:
The Lord replied,
"My son, my precious child, I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of
footprints, it was then that I carried you."
He will always be there
to carry or hold us through the toughest times. So when we feel that we
just can’t go on or make it on our own remember that we don’t have to because
we have a Savior who is holding us in His arms every day.
