When you are coming up on a busy intersection and there is all kinds of dangers and you have a small child with you, at that point as a parent you make sure that you have got a good hold on their hand. In times of difficulty, all God is looking for is that we leave our hand in his. He will reach out first. He will grab us and let's not be like the 2-year-old that pulls the hand out at a dangerous moment. We will have everything we need. As we choose to look to God, as we stay close, as we hold on, as we are in this living relationship with God, with our eyes on God, and our hearts open to God, our hand still in God's hand, as he grabs it firmly, then power is given, and grace is granted to supply all our need. We will not crack and splinter. We will not fall apart. We might not have that strength one day early, and it might not last one day more than we need it, but the promise is there that the strength will be there. Strength. Secret strength. Strength from a relationship with God. That is the secret.
So now I would try to tell you some great story about somebody who lived this out so that we could see how this worked out in a real person's life, but I can't do that. I can't tell you that story because that story is being written right now in the lives of people I've either known, or known of. There are people among all of us who have faced sorrows and difficulties and challenges that I can't imagine. They survived. Their faith survived. God was faithful. There are people who are facing difficulties right now in family, in illness, in accidents, in finances, in jobs and right now that story is being written out; a story about God's faithfulness in you. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.
As we move through this season of our lives, and you move through yours, may we be reminded of eachother. Pray for eachother. Be comforted by the fact that we are not alone.
