God wants to hold your hand

Happy Sunday everyon. Hoping and praying that your weekend went well. I spent my day, an online church today. Watched three sermons and getting ready to watch a fourth. It seemed like the message for today was about Elijah and Elisha. The question being- when you have the separation or death of your mentor, what do you do? How you move on? Where is the roadmap? Will you get to your final destination? Interestingly, the messages really took me back to several thoughts. When my mother passed, it really shocked me. A major portion of my life was gone. The recovery process has been slow but steady. But so many people were willing to step in and help to fill that gap that it really made my transition better. Who do you lean on? Who you glean from? People die. People lose contact. Arguments have torn families apart. Businesses that you thought were stalwarts have dried up. COVID has us sheltering in place to the point where all of our connections are almost digital. People are missing that human touch. Also, we don't take things to God like we used to. We don't pray like we used to. We don't congregate like we used to. Something about being in the fellowship, being in congregation, being around like minded individuals, you just feel that. If two or more gathered together (like the scriptures say) that God is in your midst. In this pandemic, it has felt like we've been left alone. Left to our own devices. Left to really forge and figure out what we're supposed to do on our own. That thiught couldn't be further from the truth. God is still God. He is still on the throne and He is still in control. When you look at the scriptures, there are several that back it up. In Isaiah 41:13, the bible says “I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” So when I read this scripture, what it's telling me is that God will never let me go. Whether I'm walking on high ground, or drowning in a deep sea, He's there. He is there in the Heavens. He is there in the earth. He is there under the earth. He will never let go. We are his. He claimed us from the dawn of time. When He formed the earth, He knew us. We were in the belly of our mothers womb, He knew us. He has known us from the beginning, and He will know us through eternity. And let's face it, people quit. People give up. People try to run the distance. They try to go the extra mile. However, they just don't do it or they have to recourse or regroup.  Many things happen along this journey. One thing that is certain is that God will never let us go. We may want to throw in the towel but God sends us messages that no you can't quit. There are too many people depending on you. You can't quit because there's so much more in store. He has so many blessings with our name on it. Just stay faithful. Stay true. Stay the course. God will never let you go, or let you down. Share your comments below.  Thank you for reading this article and supporting this blogspace.  Stay safe, masked and healthy.  Take Care and God Bless!!!