This week Mom fell getting out of bed. Her feet slipped from under her and down she went! Thankfully she’s okay, but she gave me a little scare.
The problem was she didn’t have her walker by her bed to give her support. Without it to lean on she ended up on the floor. She tried to get up on her own and gravity did the rest!
Too often I find myself making a similar mistake. I stumble through life, trying to make it on my own, only to end up falling on my face over-and-over again. If only I’d learn to lean on Jesus, to hold tight to His promises, I’d save myself so much trouble.
In John 15:5, Jesus tells us, “apart from me you can do nothing…”
When we fail to lean on Jesus, fail to spend time building a relationship with Him through daily study and prayer, we are doomed to failure. But “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24).
God promises if you “Humble yourselves before the Lord…he will lift you up.” (James 4:10).
This Sabbath, don’t risk another fall. Instead, put your hope in the Lord. If you feel yourself slipping and about to fall, grab a hold of His hand and, no matter what, never let go!