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A FIRM GRIP

“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts, and see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Psalm 139:23-24 ESV. I prefer to think of myself as strong and steady in my pursuit of God’s will and ways, but the reality is I am easily distracted. Passing interests sometimes cause me to pull against the safety and needed guidance His handhold provides. I do not resent the Lord’s firm grip on my life, but in moments of preoccupation with temporary things I sometimes forget I’m not just being taken for a stroll; God is actually taking me somewhere He WANTS me to be, somewhere I was CREATED to be, somewhere I MUST be. So, I must again begin a new day reminding myself to yield to the Master’s slightest touch. Glorious God and Father bind me to Your guiding Presence and Purpose. Lead me in the way of everlasting. I’m thankful for Your steady grip.

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