I've heard this a lot over the deployment and past few months. People see me as fairly strong...which is a HOOT! Those closest to me know that I'm a wimp. I've said before, and I must say again: if you see any strength in me, it's His amazing, awe-inspiring, strengthening, holding grace that you see, not me. He's amazing. I'm human.
I've been thinking about the above phrase lately. Sometimes we simply feel like we're at the end of our strength and we can't hang on one minute longer...to God, to hope, to faith, to joy....
I believe I've had a revelation. I don't have to hang on. God is sovereign. God is big. God is big enough to lovingly encase my humanness. God will HANG ON! I will rest. I'll rest in Him and trust that He is quite big enough to hold on to me...to keep me safe in His presence until I feel strong enough to hold on a bit longer. Or maybe....and I've not discussed this with the resident theologian or even really filtered it through my own theology filters....but just maybe I'm not meant to hold on - maybe I'm meant to rest and He will hold on. Hmmm....OK - not talking salvation here and all.....I'm aware of TULIP and plan on being a persevering saint. ::snort::
No worries - just a few thoughts that have been brought home in the midst of my living my life lately.
I've been thinking about the above phrase lately. Sometimes we simply feel like we're at the end of our strength and we can't hang on one minute longer...to God, to hope, to faith, to joy....
I believe I've had a revelation. I don't have to hang on. God is sovereign. God is big. God is big enough to lovingly encase my humanness. God will HANG ON! I will rest. I'll rest in Him and trust that He is quite big enough to hold on to me...to keep me safe in His presence until I feel strong enough to hold on a bit longer. Or maybe....and I've not discussed this with the resident theologian or even really filtered it through my own theology filters....but just maybe I'm not meant to hold on - maybe I'm meant to rest and He will hold on. Hmmm....OK - not talking salvation here and all.....I'm aware of TULIP and plan on being a persevering saint. ::snort::
No worries - just a few thoughts that have been brought home in the midst of my living my life lately.