The other day when we were out on the boat, Little M became panicked when The Skipper turned on the engine. His brother was the nearest person to him, so Little M immediately reached out, grabbed onto him and repeated over and over " "I hold you Shay-cup! (no, that is NOT his real name.) I hold on you!" He held on for a long time, and then stayed close in case he needed to grab on again here and there. It was really cute, but got me to thinking. (you probably know where I am going with this) What is my natural, immediate reaction when I am panicked? Sometimes I immediately turn to God, sometimes I get upset and cause myself more stress, which leads to a emotional mess later. Sometimes, I suck it up and get through it on my own. Lots of times, I grab onto the Lord, but don't stick with him, and let go too soon. I get cocky after I receive a measure of His peace and think I am ok by myself. I don't think most people would not describe me as being high strung or anxious, but I do have a hard time just BEING. One of the hardest things in my walk with the Lord is RESTING in Him, ABIDING in Him, allowing Him to speak to me and minister to me, and then in turn obeying His leading. I was just reading in the Message. Here's the first few verses of Psalm 119:
"You're blessed when you stay on course,
walking steadily on the road revealed by God.
You're blessed when you follow his directions
doing your best to find him.
That's right- you don't go off on your own:
you walk straight along the road he set.
You, God, prescribed the right way to live;
now you expect us to live it.
Oh, that my steps might be steady,
keeping to the course you set;
Then I'd never have any regrets
in comparing my life with your counsel.
I thank you for speaking straight from your heart;
I learn the pattern of your righteous ways
I'm going to do what you tell me to do;
don't ever walk off and leave me."
AND, my all time favorite verses from Matt 11:
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you will recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me- watch how i do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
11 comments:
Great thoughts. And I love the photo...very cute!
Fantastic!!
I am amazed how often Gos uses my children to show me myself.
Sometimes it is not a nice picture.
And I can't count the time I have told God by my actions.....O.K,I've got it now.
It is good He does not keep tract.:)
Sweet lessons.
this is beautiful, sis! I love the whole thing!
by the way, your comment has given my the giggles on at least three separate occasions today! so glad to 'know' you!
oh if kids would only say those kinds of things forever....although it would be strange if they were 16 and saying that...but you know what i mean, the sweetness and tenderness of being child-like. awesome post. fabulous scripture and wonderful remind to rest in those BIG arms that are there waiting for us!
Oh my goodness, that is THE sweetest little picture, Jane! Precious boy..
I hear ya sister. I think God allows these little things with our kids to happen because He intends for us to glean from them the way we do. Excellent insight.
I LOVE the sweetness of this, what a perfect photo. And of course, very insightful application to our own lives!
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What a cute photo. Thanks for teh encouragement. I stopped by yoru blog to say hi char
That is the sweetest picture and story of your boys.
I am a worrier so I get what you are saying. Thankful most of the time over the past few years I have turned to God in times of panick but not always. He is still working on me. Great post.
Oh, that was beautiful. And what a great shot! Aren't you glad you have a blog now to immediately capture the photo AND the story? :)
Aww! What a sweet picture! Psalm 119 is among my favorites.
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