A Firm Grip....

"That's right.  Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you & I'm not letting go.

I'm telling you, 'Don't panic.'  I'm right here to help you."

It's easy to panic.

I'm a single mama with three kiddos.  

 A house to maintain.

Bills to pay.

Meals to prepare.

A demanding full-time job.

A never-ending "to do" list.

But, I'm reminded time and again...

He has a firm grip.

Even when I'm clawing,

grasping,

hanging on by a thread...

His hold is tight.

It is so easy to doubt Him.

Not because He has not proved Himself time & again.

But, because I am so very human.

Isaiah 46 in the Message says,

"So to whom will you compare me, the incomparable?

Can you picture me without reducing me?"

I was struck by this, because I knew that if I answered honestly...

the answer is a resounding

NO.

How can my finite mind picture God without putting limitations on Him?

So, I simply must take Him at His Word.

He has a firm grip.

He is not letting go. 

He is right here to help.

Isaiah 40

The grass withers & the wild flowers fade,

BUT

our God's Word stands

FIRM & FOREVER.

God doesn't come & go.  

God lasts.

Oh, friends...

how many times does He have to say it

before my small mind believes it?

He stays.

Those might be the most two comforting words I have ever typed.

He stays.

So, today...

I think I'll just rest in that 

& 

not panic,

Because,

He's staying and He's not letting go.