Let God take your hand and lead you. I’ve heard this many times and honestly,
I couldn’t picture doing this in a real-life scenario. I’d begin to picture God taking my hand and then I quickly stopped the thought because if God had to take my hand, then we must be going through something huge and scary! I wasn’t ready to trust God with
that kind of leading yet.
But recently I experienced this saying from the end forward. Let me explain.
I was the only person available to help drive a family member needing
to attend long-distance medical appointments, leading up to a hospital stay. This would require hours of driving on multiple days. This would also lead to being with someone I have been uncomfortable with due to a shared hurtful past. I have forgiven them,
and God has healed my heart so much, but I had yet to spend a lot of time with this person where I couldn’t leave when I wanted to.
I knew God wanted me to do this for several reasons. I was terribly uncomfortable
but decided I was going to do it anyway. I became quite anxious as the days drew near for the appointments. I prayed a lot about the situation and others were praying peace for me and good health results for my family member. I just had to rest in God and
do what I needed to do.
The appointments and hospital stay came and went with great results!
The hospital procedure was successful, and I made it through my deep discomfort.
I like to reflect on the events that take place through tough faith-times
like these. I look for God’s words, touch or presence in the situation. I recall what was prayed for and how it was answered. I look for God in every way to learn more about Him and how He works.
Sometimes I think I can avoid uneasy times and that God will help me
out of them. This time when I looked back, though, I realized that God had taken my hand and
led me through the difficult moments. He never let my hand go. God led me right through the situation and I’m okay! When I wrote earlier that I experienced the words “Let God take your hand and lead you” from the end forward, I really did! I trusted
Him to take care of me and then He took my hand. I didn’t realize until afterward that God had taken my hand and stayed with me the whole time.
There was once a popular wedding invitation quote that said, “Take my hand and
walk with me, the best in life is yet to be.” This runs around and around in my head as I think that God has my hand in His and everything is going to be alright. With God, my best is yet to be.
I couldn’t picture doing this in a real-life scenario. I’d begin to picture God taking my hand and then I quickly stopped the thought because if God had to take my hand, then we must be going through something huge and scary! I wasn’t ready to trust God with
that kind of leading yet.
But recently I experienced this saying from the end forward. Let me explain.
I was the only person available to help drive a family member needing
to attend long-distance medical appointments, leading up to a hospital stay. This would require hours of driving on multiple days. This would also lead to being with someone I have been uncomfortable with due to a shared hurtful past. I have forgiven them,
and God has healed my heart so much, but I had yet to spend a lot of time with this person where I couldn’t leave when I wanted to.
I knew God wanted me to do this for several reasons. I was terribly uncomfortable
but decided I was going to do it anyway. I became quite anxious as the days drew near for the appointments. I prayed a lot about the situation and others were praying peace for me and good health results for my family member. I just had to rest in God and
do what I needed to do.
The appointments and hospital stay came and went with great results!
The hospital procedure was successful, and I made it through my deep discomfort.
I like to reflect on the events that take place through tough faith-times
like these. I look for God’s words, touch or presence in the situation. I recall what was prayed for and how it was answered. I look for God in every way to learn more about Him and how He works.
Sometimes I think I can avoid uneasy times and that God will help me
out of them. This time when I looked back, though, I realized that God had taken my hand and
led me through the difficult moments. He never let my hand go. God led me right through the situation and I’m okay! When I wrote earlier that I experienced the words “Let God take your hand and lead you” from the end forward, I really did! I trusted
Him to take care of me and then He took my hand. I didn’t realize until afterward that God had taken my hand and stayed with me the whole time.
There was once a popular wedding invitation quote that said, “Take my hand and
walk with me, the best in life is yet to be.” This runs around and around in my head as I think that God has my hand in His and everything is going to be alright. With God, my best is yet to be.
