So many years of trying to "fix" life. Fix relationships. Fix sorrows. Fix anger. Fix disappointments. Fix my busted heart. The list goes on and on.
Yet, Christ invites us to follow him time and time again. Following is what a child does as her mother holds her hand to cross the street; holding hands is how she gets where she ultimately needs to go. Holding hands means safety and progress across the busy road.
You may be discouraged today, feeling helpless to fix a problem in your life. May I encourage you that your Savior has beckoned you to follow him through it? For every cry of "Fix!" in your life, Christ reminds you to simply, "Follow."
What does it look like to follow your Lord's leading through the twists of the problem you're facing? It may not look like arriving at tidy, efficient answers. It may not look like quick fixes, either. In fact, it might look like a mess for a good long while.
But it will also look like Him holding your hand to cross the street safely. It will look like basking in His grace and believing in His promises. It will look like Him carrying the heavy burdens while you take the easy yoke. It will look like choosing childlike faith—and even that, he will help you to do. We cannot always fix, but we can always choose to follow.
Yet, Christ invites us to follow him time and time again. Following is what a child does as her mother holds her hand to cross the street; holding hands is how she gets where she ultimately needs to go. Holding hands means safety and progress across the busy road.
You may be discouraged today, feeling helpless to fix a problem in your life. May I encourage you that your Savior has beckoned you to follow him through it? For every cry of "Fix!" in your life, Christ reminds you to simply, "Follow."
What does it look like to follow your Lord's leading through the twists of the problem you're facing? It may not look like arriving at tidy, efficient answers. It may not look like quick fixes, either. In fact, it might look like a mess for a good long while.
But it will also look like Him holding your hand to cross the street safely. It will look like basking in His grace and believing in His promises. It will look like Him carrying the heavy burdens while you take the easy yoke. It will look like choosing childlike faith—and even that, he will help you to do. We cannot always fix, but we can always choose to follow.
