Hold My Hand

​As a Dad, there were plenty of times I would hold my daughters’ hand to keep them safe. I remember a time while my Daughter and I were walking through the parking lot and I was holding her hand. Even though the parking lot didn’t have any cars in it, what it did have was lots of holes. As we were walking, and I was holding her to keep her from falling she kept wanting to let go so she could run like any kid would do. So finally, I let her go even though I knew what the outcome would be. Yep it didn’t take long, and you guessed it she hit the payment. When I grabbed her to make sure she was ok and she was, but if you asked her, she thought she was almost dead. I looked at her and said now you see why I wanted to hold your hand to keep you from getting hurt. 
 
Isn’t this like life when you walk with Christ. He is holding our hand as we walk with Him but for some reason, we want to let go and run like we know where we are going. Then it doesn’t take long for us to hit the ground, but He is right their picking us up. Jesus calls us to HOLD HIS HAND and walk joyously with Him through each day. Together we will savor the pleasures and endure our difficulties life brings. Remember we don’t have to choose between staying close to Him and staying on course. Since Jesus is the way, staying close to Him is staying on course. As we focus our thoughts on Him, He will guide us carefully along todays journey. In today’s walk with all the things that are going on and the distractions we listen to each day, Either through Social Media or the 15 different News Channels. This can Cause us to let go of His hand and start to try to control things. We don’t need to worry about what’s around the next bend if we are truly walking with Him. We need to concentrate on enjoying His presence and staying in Step with him.