Catch Me if You Can

So when you come to a point that it seems you have tried all that you know to do yet you haven’t been able to resolve the issue at hand, what do you do? Isn’t this the magic question? The one that if you somehow had the answer to…and an easy answer at that…then you would be able to write the book that would put you on the bestseller list for sure.

The truth is that there is no easy answer for this. For each person it may be different. Each person is facing different situations, different circumstances, different challenges. So what do you do when you reach what appears to be the end of your knowledge…the end of your rope so to speak? This is certainly one of the most trying and difficult spots for us as people to come to. It takes us to a point of discomfort and uneasiness. It takes us to that place where each and every day has an element of unease about it. It takes us to the place of reliance and trust in something outside of our own selves. And you know that just is never a really comfortable place to be.

So what’s the answer for us? How do we find a way to deal with the unease that we are inevitably going to run into as we tackle situations that take us beyond where we have been before? We must learn to make the element of trusting in something outside of ourselves a more comfortable place to be.

I have on many occasions helped my children jump up high into the air…and then will catch them on the way down. The first few times of doing this brought a fair amount of apprehension on their part…but as we did it several times…over and over…they grew comfortable and confident in their jumps because they knew dad would catch them. They began to jump higher and higher, growing more and more daring with each consecutive jump.

And this is the same type of experience we can and will have as we grow in our faith and trust in Christ who will always catch us and will never allow us to fall.

So when you come to that point when you really don’t know what to do…look to that place of care that puts yourself in the arms of the One who can best handle all of our needs. It may be uncomfortable at first…but with time and with practice you can actually make this the most comfortable place to be.

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”

Have a blessed day,

RodZ

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