Holding on to God
My sister faxed me through something from her morning devotionals today. It was about holding on to God, using waterskiing (!!) as an example.
"Let the boat pull you up!" and "Be strong!". These seemingly contradictory statements made all the difference. I did both - I trusted the boat to do its job, and I hung on with all my strength. ...
When life has you down ... my friend's advice can help. First, let God pull you up by His power (Ps. 54:1-4). Then, hold on to His hand. Cling to Him and “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” (Eph 6:10).
Trust His power and hold on. He will give you the strength to keep from falling (Isa 40:31).
My thoughts on this is that the effort that we have to put in is not in pulling ourselves out of our current situation. It is in holding on to God. God will do the “pulling”, we have to do the “holding on”. And if that is what we are focusing on, then God will give us the strength to hold on successfully.
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