I was pretty young when I first saw a poster much like this picture ...
which carried the message,
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
Sounded profound. Even found some Bible promises that seemed to go along with it, such as "My God shall supply all your needs." Phil 4:19 Problem is, in my young mind, I added a suffix phrase, "... and wait to be rescued."
And here I am, at the end of my rope, doing the same thing at 50. Tying a knot and hanging on, waiting for God to "rescue" me.
Woke up this morning to a real playpen floor epiphany! As usual, the world had sent the wrong message. God said, "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint." Isa 40:31, but I didn't really grasp the meaning of that. Don't connect too well with eagles, having had very little experience of them. But kittens? So here is what it looks like this morning ...
"When you get to the end of your rope, pray for strength and scamper back up the blasted thing!" His rescue will be the boost, and the strength, but I got to do the scampering.
So, my prayer request this morning (and I'd appreciate anyone who chimes in at home), is for a boost and the promised strength as I get to scampering.
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
Sounded profound. Even found some Bible promises that seemed to go along with it, such as "My God shall supply all your needs." Phil 4:19 Problem is, in my young mind, I added a suffix phrase, "... and wait to be rescued."
And here I am, at the end of my rope, doing the same thing at 50. Tying a knot and hanging on, waiting for God to "rescue" me.
Woke up this morning to a real playpen floor epiphany! As usual, the world had sent the wrong message. God said, "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint." Isa 40:31, but I didn't really grasp the meaning of that. Don't connect too well with eagles, having had very little experience of them. But kittens? So here is what it looks like this morning ...
"When you get to the end of your rope, pray for strength and scamper back up the blasted thing!" His rescue will be the boost, and the strength, but I got to do the scampering.
So, my prayer request this morning (and I'd appreciate anyone who chimes in at home), is for a boost and the promised strength as I get to scampering.
