THANK YOU GOD, FOR HELPING ME CROSS THE STREET!!!

When I was a very young child, I can remember an adult holding my hand as we crossed  the street over to the other side. Sometimes that adult would be mama or daddy, uncle, aunt, bigmama, bigdaddy, friend whoever, but what sticks out so much in my mind is the grip they used  to hold my hand. It was tight and snug, I couldn't wiggle out from under it if I tried, they were much stronger. I was safe. I couldn't comprehend (at that age) the danger they were protecting me from or the potential harm that can come at such a time as street crossing. Now in my adult life and in the scarry times I find myself asking GOD  to hold my hand as I "cross the street". Those situations that present themselves with uncertainty and leave more questions than answers, GOD  holds my hand and helps me cross the street. Remember the children of Israel when GOD  brought them out of bondage in Egypt and their journey took them into the wilderness. They had no knowledge of anything except they were now free from the Egyptians. What, where, who, what comes next, was all a great mystery to them and very much uncertain in terms of the future. They had to TRUST and  RELY  on GOD  and HIS plans for them, which was not clear to them. That must have been hard for them, considering what they were coming from and what was familiar to them. So they went forward,  loaded with concerns and worries that caused them to doubt and gripe so much and for so long that they themselves didn't go into the promise land, but their offspring instead. GOD  is saying the same thing now that HE said to them then, (Hebrews 13: 8), and when it is time to" cross the street"  (daily)  I have to reach into the SCRIPTURES buried in my heart and remind myself what GOD  has said. Deuteronomy 31:6 states it clearly;  "be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them; for the LORD thy GOD, HE is the ONE that go with thee; HE will not fail thee nor FORSAKE thee".(nlt,kj). Now that is the best "cross the street" scripture  for me and in my life at such a time as this. Don't be scared, don't let worry in the mix. This day and time that can be difficult, mainly because I am  trying to use  my own  strength and  my  own power to "cross the street," and of course that has caused me  to leave THE CREATOR of ALL things out opting for something else. I slip into that a lot, and when I realize my focus has shifted, "crossing the street" gets scarry. Has that ever happened in your own life? Have you ever thought that you can "fix" things? Well I can answer yes to both of those questions.  Daily, I have to, on purpose, release these concerns to GOD throwing them at Him with my best pitching arm. 1Peter 5:7 states it clear: casting all your cares upon HIM, for  HE careth for you.  GOD,  being my caretaker, and life planner,  why the granny smith apples should I give a fratata.  I can be that little child I talked about earlier, needing my hand held as I "cross the street". HE always says what HE means and means what HE says. THANK YOU GOD, FOR HELPING ME CROSS THE STREET!!! Allow the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE to hold your hand as you "cross lifes streets", giving all cares, worries, fears, over to THE LORD and count it all joy, it will strengthen you.  GOD loves you,  I love you,  and JESUS is LORD!!!  Philippians 4: 4-23,  Psalm 130,   Psalm131.