Just. Be. Held.
Three little words but yet something I struggle with so much! Wow! I have this motivation to always be moving, working, completing, discovering. But yet God wants me to JUST BE HELD. When I am diving into new projects and have myself stretched into projects at school, work, church, everywhere my life gets cluttered with business. A lot on my plate with lots of things to do, but I realize that I need to slow down and just be held more times a day that I can count. But so many challenges come with putting yourself in God’s hands, I need to give up control in my life and let God hold me in his hands fully. I need to allow God to be in the center, the foundation, the reason for every project and goal I have. Because the reality is I become stressed out in all the business when my focus is on the success of the project rather than my focus on God’s work through the project and how God is glorified through it. There is complete freedom and joy found in handing over everything to God. When I give my goals and projects over to God and say “use this for your glory and your honor” it takes all the stress off me because my performance does not depend on the success of the project. When I give up control and say “Lord I am your vessel meant for you to use” I know he will use me and it doesn’t matter how well I talk or act because it’s about the Lord not about me! God is glorified through me when I am satisfied in Him! When I give up control and just be held in his hands that’s right where he wants me to be. Instead of running around crazy doing all these tasks, God is right there whispering to me “Rachel, just be held” and that’s when I need to slow down and focus on Him and but Him before my project or tasks.
I know while I am on this 9 month journey there will be many many busy days, where my heart is so joyful, but also full of sadness and I won’t know what to do with myself, and in those moments is when God wants me to rest in Him, to be held in his hands. Because when I am at my lowest, when I am broken, God loves me and I am reminded that Jesus felt my sadness, my pain, my brokenness, all of it. And God will protect me, care for me, and he will always hold me.
An amazing things also is that God will forever hold me in his hands! No matter what I will always be able to just be held. John 10:29 says “My Father who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” How amazing!! My entire life I will held in God’s hands, and NO ONE can ever take me out. God is my perfect protector and above everything. John 10:29 shows us God’s amazing power and love he has for us, it blows me away!
So if today you are struggling to just be held, you are not alone! I’m right there with you, I pray that as I strive to slow down and just be held, give my projects, tasks, sadness, everything over to an amazing God who has all power and holds me in his mighty hands, you will do the same. Let’s honor God, and….
Just. Be Held.
P.S. I’m also attaching the song “Just Be Held” by Casting Crowns, one of my favorite songs if you wanna take a quick listen! 🙂
