Hang In There
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." - Psalm 56:3
On a day when there was no school, I took my nine-year-old granddaughter to the school playground to give her a chance to try playing on the bars. At the time, she was recovering from a fractured elbow and dislocated arm due to being kicked by a young horse. Her cast had recently been removed, but her arm was still weak, and she could not yet totally straighten it. Before her accident, she loved playing on the bars at school, so with permission from the doctor to do "anything a kid would do," we headed over to the climbing structure.
She climbed up on the middle bar, but then lost her nerve. She asked if I would help her get back down. Knowing that I would not be with her on a normal school day, I instead encouraged her to do it on her own. She moved back close to a post and hung on, just sitting there. I coached her on how to get down, and although she was afraid at first, by following my directions she made it back to the lower bar where she successfully did a flip upside down. Then she let go with her hands and, hanging by her knees, touched the ground. She was able to get down easily from there.
This experience reminded me of how God helps us through situations that seem overwhelming. When we face tasks that are frightening to us, we may not know what to do at first, and the fear of making a mistake can be paralyzing. If we will only remember that God wants us to be like children when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations! When we feel unsure of ourselves, the Lord is always right beside us, encouraging us to keep pressing on. He may not come in and miraculously take away our trials; He wants us to grow and learn from these experiences. But He will be our guide and help us each step of the way. All we have to do is hang on tight and follow His instructions.
Marching To Zion
Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.
The sorrows of the mind
Be banished from the place;
Religion never was designed
Religion never was designed,
To make our pleasures less,
To make our pleasures less.
Let those refuse to sing,
Who never knew our God;
But favorites of the heavenly King,
But favorites of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad.
The God that rules on high,
And thunders when He please,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas,
And manages the seas.
This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love;
He will send down his heav’nly powers,
He will send down his heav’nly powers,
To carry us above,
To carry us above.
There we shall see His face,
And never, never sin!
There, from the rivers of His grace,
There, from the rivers of His grace,
Drink endless pleasures in,
Drink endless pleasures in.
Yea, and before we rise,
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
Should constant joys create,
Should constant joys create.
The men of grace have found,
Glory begun below.
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow,
From faith and hope may grow.
The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets.
Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high.
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." - Psalm 56:3
On a day when there was no school, I took my nine-year-old granddaughter to the school playground to give her a chance to try playing on the bars. At the time, she was recovering from a fractured elbow and dislocated arm due to being kicked by a young horse. Her cast had recently been removed, but her arm was still weak, and she could not yet totally straighten it. Before her accident, she loved playing on the bars at school, so with permission from the doctor to do "anything a kid would do," we headed over to the climbing structure.
She climbed up on the middle bar, but then lost her nerve. She asked if I would help her get back down. Knowing that I would not be with her on a normal school day, I instead encouraged her to do it on her own. She moved back close to a post and hung on, just sitting there. I coached her on how to get down, and although she was afraid at first, by following my directions she made it back to the lower bar where she successfully did a flip upside down. Then she let go with her hands and, hanging by her knees, touched the ground. She was able to get down easily from there.
This experience reminded me of how God helps us through situations that seem overwhelming. When we face tasks that are frightening to us, we may not know what to do at first, and the fear of making a mistake can be paralyzing. If we will only remember that God wants us to be like children when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations! When we feel unsure of ourselves, the Lord is always right beside us, encouraging us to keep pressing on. He may not come in and miraculously take away our trials; He wants us to grow and learn from these experiences. But He will be our guide and help us each step of the way. All we have to do is hang on tight and follow His instructions.
Marching To Zion
Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.
Refrain
We’re marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We’re marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We’re marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.
Be banished from the place;
Religion never was designed
Religion never was designed,
To make our pleasures less,
To make our pleasures less.
Refrain
Who never knew our God;
But favorites of the heavenly King,
But favorites of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad.
Refrain
And thunders when He please,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas,
And manages the seas.
Refrain
Our Father and our Love;
He will send down his heav’nly powers,
He will send down his heav’nly powers,
To carry us above,
To carry us above.
Refrain
And never, never sin!
There, from the rivers of His grace,
There, from the rivers of His grace,
Drink endless pleasures in,
Drink endless pleasures in.
Refrain
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
Should constant joys create,
Should constant joys create.
Refrain
Glory begun below.
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow,
From faith and hope may grow.
Refrain
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets.
Refrain
And every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high.
Refrain
Daily Smile
In my job with a credit union, I often run across accounts that are protected by password. The credit-union member, when withdrawing funds, must produce identification and then give the password to the teller.
Recently, when I asked a woman for her password, she sighed, rolled her eyes and replied, "Save."
I was puzzled until she explained, "My husband put in that password so I'd have to say it every time I make a withdrawal."
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