Face it , we all feel like maybe God was a too little busy to notice the smaller details or our struggles at one time or another. I have certainly felt that Especially when the climb I find myself on is already steep and all of a sudden-it just got steeper.
I think I assume God is missing the details or my struggles a bit too quickly. Maybe it was because of the home I grew up in and my dad forgot us kids more then once.Truthfully, it is a button in my heart that has been pressed too many times.
Yet, I know that just because I feel like that, it does not make it true. I look in the Bible where I find my footing to get truth in the centre and my default moving over.
Psalm 37:23-24 NLT says this" The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand'.
I need a Father like this. I need Him to direct me (especially being the dyslexic girl I am) and to notice the details of my life, because they are not always enjoyable I need him to never cease to see what is tugging so hard on my mind and my heart. I need Him paying attention and caring about the path I find myself on. I need to know He is so near by that He is holding my hand.
I am thankful that this verse talks about stumbling- my stumbling does not take Him by surprise. In fact I have the impression that He tightens His grip on my hand. Just like when you are walking with a toddler, and the path is clearly tricky and you can clearly see, if you don't take their hand, they will fall for sure. So, you take a good firm grip on their hand so they don't fall. And why don't we want them to fall? Because we love them. We care about them navigating this difficult path successfully.
I also love how Jesus so often is heard saying to His disciples " You of little faith,why are you so afraid?" He knows we are people who often jump to the wrong conclusion. Like when Jesus was asleep in the back of the boat and a big storm came up(Matthew 8: 23-27). The disciples feared for their lives. In their panic they wake Jesus because by now the water was coming over the edge of the boat! I am pretty sure if I had been on that boat I would not have waited as long as the disciples did.
The wind and the waves of our lives can blow pretty furiously. Just like when you are out on a boat as the disciples, who knows? Maybe it was two storms crashing into each other? In life, things like that happens, one storm is brewing and another one kicks up to join it. Becoming fearful or jumping to the conclusion that God must have not noticed me- here in this storm !
This passage from Psalm 37:23-24 is a beautiful reminder to us. It is impossible to forget someone whose hand you are holding as you are delighted by each step they take. God is just like that.
All these truths soothed my troubled heart today and maybe wherever you find yourself , you will also be encouraged. God does see you in whatever place you find yourself. He is so nearby, He holds your hand.