The other day I posted about clinging so hard to Christ for strength that you had white knuckles. This concept really stuck with me and the Lord gave me more thoughts on this subject.
Get a Grip (this came from my lovely mom, by the way)
When you are gripping Christ so hard, there is no way that you are holding on to other things that might bind you and hold you back from that abundant life He promises in John 10:10. These things might be fear, anger, depression, obsession about body image, insecurity, addictions and so on. When we grip tightly to these binding things we, they don’t let us go. It is hard to be free!
But, the only thing that frees us from that captivity is holding fast and firm to our Lord and Savior, Jesus. You can be free from all that junk and then be free to live the life that He planned for you.
How would you like to live a life that is full of joy, peace, fulfillment and hope. Do you have a dream that He has given you for your life? You are free to live that dream when you cling to Christ.
Take a look at Psalm 63:7-8 (The Message) in closing:
Because you’ve always stood up for me,
I’m free to run and play.
I hold on to you for dear life,
and you hold me steady as a post.
Hold on for DEAR LIFE! That LIFE is an exciting ride-don’t miss out because you are clinging to the wrong things!
Life itself is such a gift to each of us. Once I grasped this (which came as I was around cancer patients while my husband was dying) I have quit waking up groaning.
You wrote of this passaqe:
Psalm 63:7-8 (The Message) in closing:
Because you’ve always stood up for me,
I’m free to run and play.
I hold on to you for dear life,
and you hold me steady as a post.
Even in the bad times like this economy we can choose to embrace life and live it. We are free, in Christ, to run and play!! I choose to thrive and live!
I love your attitude on this blog…I will return.
I just read your post and remembered a quote a dear friend use to say to me “Dear, this too shall past.” When thinking of God’s love, all this upseting world changes mean nothing. I just keep thinking… hold on to God and these things too will past. I’m having a really hard time with the many changes our leaders are making and wonder”Is this the beginning of the end?” It sure is scarey. My faith in God really helps me hold on with a grip. Mom