janbear
07-31-2009, 10:52 PM
Give me your worries. I'll be up all night anyway.
"He will not let you fall; your protector is always awake. The protector of Israel never dozes or sleeps."
- Psalm 121:3-4
When Walter Wangerin was a boy, he told all of his friends that his father was the strongest man alive. Then came the day when Wally climbed to the top of the backyard cherry tree. A storm blew up suddenly, and Wally was trapped. Wind ripped through the tree with such velocity that it was all Wally could do to hang on to a branch about ten feet above the ground. "Daddy!" he shouted, and instantly his father appeared. "Jump," he yelled up to Wally. "Jump, and I'll catch you."
Wally was frozen in fear. His big, strong dad looked quite small and frail down there on the ground. Wally thought, If I jump and Dad doesn't catch me, I'll hit the ground and die! "No!" he screamed back.
At that very moment the limb Wally was clinging to cracked at the trunk. Wally didn't jump... he fell... straight into Dad's ready arms. Crying and trembling, Wally realized that his Dad was strong after all. Up to that point, it had only been a theory. Now it was a reality.
Give God all your worries. Day or night, He is always waiting patiently for you to let them drop safely into His strong arms. No matter what you are facing, He is more than strong enough to handle it.
Godspeaks
"He will not let you fall; your protector is always awake. The protector of Israel never dozes or sleeps."
- Psalm 121:3-4
When Walter Wangerin was a boy, he told all of his friends that his father was the strongest man alive. Then came the day when Wally climbed to the top of the backyard cherry tree. A storm blew up suddenly, and Wally was trapped. Wind ripped through the tree with such velocity that it was all Wally could do to hang on to a branch about ten feet above the ground. "Daddy!" he shouted, and instantly his father appeared. "Jump," he yelled up to Wally. "Jump, and I'll catch you."
Wally was frozen in fear. His big, strong dad looked quite small and frail down there on the ground. Wally thought, If I jump and Dad doesn't catch me, I'll hit the ground and die! "No!" he screamed back.
At that very moment the limb Wally was clinging to cracked at the trunk. Wally didn't jump... he fell... straight into Dad's ready arms. Crying and trembling, Wally realized that his Dad was strong after all. Up to that point, it had only been a theory. Now it was a reality.
Give God all your worries. Day or night, He is always waiting patiently for you to let them drop safely into His strong arms. No matter what you are facing, He is more than strong enough to handle it.
Godspeaks