I Will Hold Your Hand
Sometime back my husband, Jerry and I were watching something on TV which was a real interesting story but then started getting a little scary after awhile. Usually I don’t like to watch any program that is scary because I get real scared and it ends up disturbing my mind. But by then I was curious about how the story would end. Jerry knows very well about how I react to such programs and so he said he’d switch over to some other channel but by then I had gotten interested and so I said it was okay.
Now the story began getting a little scary and as it got scary, Jerry turned towards me and took my hand and said – "I want to hold your hand because I know you’d be scared".
"I want to hold your hand because I know you’d be scared"
There are times when strange situations and problems have risen in my life and I have felt really helpless about how I was going to tackle them or how I was going to get through. I know very well that since I am a child of God nothing happens in my life without God’s permission and that God is in control. I also know without a doubt that whatever my Father permits in my life will definitely be for my good. The Lord shall do that which is good (Psalm 68:12). My heart knows this fact and holds on to it strongly but then there are moments when I am really scared despite knowing this.
There is a verse in the Bible which says "God has not given to us a Spirit of fear." But even then God understands our humanness and He’s not going to be judgmental. I realize how much God understands my heart and knows every feeling that crosses through. I’m sure because of the love He has for me, He is going to take my hand in His and hold it tight as I walk through the path He has laid out for me and say, "My dear child, I want to hold your hand because I know you are scared."
I joined a new job at the start of this month and I was a little nervous about the first day because my job profile was going to be a lot more challenging than what I had done earlier and also because this was a new city and I was not sure about how people and things here would be. When I told this to Jerry, he said not to worry saying he was sure I would do great. He came with me to office the first two days and stayed around till about noon and made sure I was okay and only then left to his office. I know I was behaving like a kid going to school for the first time. But it was a great encouragement to know that Jerry was around.
Whenever Jerry knows that I am nervous about something or upset about something he makes sure he is around and that he is there for me. It’s wonderful to experience this kind of love and I thank God for the love he has created in us for each other. If love that is created is so thoughtful and caring and giving, how much more would be the Creator’s Love.
I once heard Joyce Meyer say this – Why do you think David kept saying ‘I am not afraid’ and ‘I shall not fear’ over and over again?? It’s not because he was fearless but he was afraid as well and decided to make positive confessions and so he went ‘I am not afraid because God is with me’ ‘I shall not fear because God is at my side’ ‘A thousand may fall at my right and a ten thousand at my left but no harm shall befall me’.
I have learnt two beautiful lessons out of this. One, remember God holds your hand. No matter what you’re going through. It may be a result of some wrong we have done or a way of God getting us ready for His work. Nevertheless, regardless of what or why or when, He holds my hand whenever He knows I am scared. Two, Confess out loudly like David ‘I shall not fear’. Don’t believe anything anyone else has to say. He loves us a real real lot. More than we could ever imagine. And while you may be wondering ‘Why God Why??’ He would gently take your hand in His and tell you lovingly "I want to hold your hand because I know you are scared".
Isaiah 41:13 - For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Because He Lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He Lives, All fear is gone
Because I know, He holds my future
And life is worth the living just because He lives
