lead me to the Rock.

"When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."  --Psalm 61:2

I confess that, tonight, my heart is completely overwhelmed, anxious, and fearful.  I confess that tonight, I am struggling to obey God.  I confess that I'm not even sure what that means for me right now.

One of my favorite professors once gave me a beautiful picture of Psalm 61:2, one that I think of often. 

Tonight, I am a little girl again.  Just arriving at the big parade, I am anxious to see all of the floats, and to enjoy the excitement of the day.  But, being small, I immediately begin to fret at the swarm of the crowd blocking my view.  And though my senses can take in the sounds and the smells, I can still see nothing of the parade, my little eyes can see nothing but the "giants" all around me. 

But, then--I reach up for my Father. 

Raising my arms to be lifted, He picks me up and sits me on his broad shoulders.  Oh, the view from up here!  I can see it all!  Everything is so clear from my new vantage point.  Nothing can now block my view from my seat upon His shoulders.  Nothing stands in my way.

"God is not a deciever, that He should offer to support us, and then, when we lean upon Him, should slip away from us."  --Augustine