Growing Up
“For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13
During these last years and all I’ve gone through, my heart’s desire has been to grow. To grow in being more like Jesus. To grow in intimacy with the Father. To grow in maturity. To grow in wisdom. To grow in trust. Just to GROW.
I didn’t want to go backwards in my walk with the Lord. I didn’t want to blame, or mistrust, or grow cold in my walk with the Lord. There were hard things to deal with. There were many things I didn’t understand. There were times when I felt stretched to what I was sure would be my breaking point. There was pressure upon pressure. And there were so many times when I didn’t know what to do and I had huge decisions to make.
Through it all I told the Lord I wanted to grow—and I asked him to help me!!
A friend sent me a video clip recently that warmed my heart. It so resonated with me. I had to share it. I’m attaching it below, but I’ll explain it as well.
There’s a small stump of a tree right beside a metal pole of a stop sign. Out of that stump a tree starts growing inside the metal pole—up, up, up until it reaches the top of the red stop sign. From there green branches of leaves burst forth in abundance. It’s quite amazing!
It speaks to me that when we want to grow, nothing, absolutely nothing, can stop us…and certainly not with the Lord helping us. I’ve grown these last years. It’s sometimes been painful growth, but the Lord has been right by my side, holding my right hand, and helping me. I am eternally grateful for God helping me grow in the midst of extremely difficult times.
The Lord wants nothing more than for us to grow closer and closer to Him. He will help us get through every obstacle we face. He loves us and wants us to have intimacy of fellowship with Him. What a precious gift it is.
Father, use all the circumstances of our lives to cause growth in us. We know You won’t allow us to stay childish in our ways, so we welcome Your hand that works in us. Amen.
Click here to watch the video on YouTube.*
Thank you for this Sally! I had to share with my sisters because it was so applicable to our lives after our mother passed away almost 2 years ago.
I simply love those verses in Isaiah, and I really needed them today. Thank you.
Precious and timely. You are a treasure to all of us and I so appreciate your sharing with honesty. God Bless You.