To acknowledge God and to submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit gives us a strange and particular confidence.  

I say strange and particular because to lean in God’s direction, to be led by God, and to love and delight in his way does not mean that one will enjoy a perfect journey.  

There will be struggles, stumbles, slips, and yes, there will be falls…

But, those who belong to God ‘shall not be cast headlong!’ She will not be recklessly hurled down, sent reeling, or utterly destroyed!  

Why?

Because, the Lord upholds her hand!

Ever watch a loving and attentive parent watch their child learn to walk – at a distance but somehow always in arms reach – somehow always stepping between their beloved and dangerous sharp edges – ready to lift  them up as they teeter and plop down on their little bottoms?  

God is the most loving and attentive parent, and as God’s beloved we can be sure that God holds our hands, helps us when we stumble, and lifts us even when we fall!  

We can get up and try again – because the Lord upholds our hands! Get it? 

Now get up, and try again!  We may have fallen, but we are always in arms reach – the Lord upholds our hands!

Get up, and try again! 

23  The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; 24  though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.

Psalm 37:23–24

Good Morning, I love you all!

ihs,

just adam