I Have Been Led Here

Good Thursday morning! I have a tale to tell, just as soon as I get the tail off my keyboard. No problem, this kitty is anti-hug. One good hug routes him and the keyboard is free. My tale is this: I have been led to this place and this time. God wants me to do something to build His kingdom, but sometimes I try to flee the hug of my Father. At the moment of trial, we tend to shrink back from the touch of the Almighty. We reach for our own understanding, our own strength, our little bit of wisdom or knowledge. We know that God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, but we try to go for the weak stuff to solve our problems. I am a case in point. I know from many past incidents that I cannot do anything alone. Yet, I still want to prove to God my own strength. How can I possibly prove to God anything but my own weakness?

God seems to do His miracles when one of us is ready to admit that we don't know, are too weak to move it, feel our faith faltering, or somehow come to the conclusion that we are the lost sheeps and not the ram of the flock. Jesus calmed the waves when the disciples cried out in fear. Jesus healed many who came to Him. God provided Adam and Eve with skins when they first felt the cold of the cursed Earth. Instead of trying to list my strengths before God, perhaps I should be listing my weaknesses and offering those up to Him. In this life, our strength is often weaker than we think, and our weakness is an opportunity for God to show His grace. You and I have been led to this place and time. The dark mountains may seem to tower over us from all directions. We feel lost in the valley of death's shadow and see no way out.

Start with looking at your hand. Place a Bible in it and open the book. Read. See the hand of God working throughout the stories. Learn. God does not abandon those who follow Him. Absorb. The promises of God have never been broken. His Son has lived and died and lived again for us. Soon, Jesus will return to take us home forever. Our needs are never beyond God's power to provide. That is why we also know Him as Providence. Now, realize that under the Bible in your hand is the hand of Jesus holding immovably to His Word and your hand. Never will He leave us or forsake us!

Take a deep breath, lean on the Father, trust in His promises, and Hope!
Bucky