Dear Missionary Lady,
Greetings in the name of our gentle, stabilizing, and sustaining God. His loving words say, “I’m not going to let you fall into disaster.”
There are times when it feels like life is about to fall apart. Perhaps better stated, there are times when I feel like I’m about to fall apart. Life becomes more than what I can handle. The pressure is intense. My spirit becomes worn and weary, and perhaps even my faith starts to stagger under the load. I recognize my own weakness and realize that I could collapse and fall. In fact, there are times that such a collapse seems inevitable and imminent. I think to myself, “I have followed God all these years and have walked the paths He has laid out for me. Always before I have pulled through the tough times, but this time I’m not so sure. It doesn’t look or feel good right now.” It seems like I am about to fall into oblivion and never recover. But, oh, there is glorious truth for such oppressive times! There is a God who has been faithful for all those years. He has given help and deliverance over and over again, and He has not gone anywhere. He has not lost His power. He wants me to continue and succeed, and this loving God gently says . . .
“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip” (18:35-36).
“Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand” (37:24).
“Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved” (66:9).
“When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up” (94:18).
“He will suffer thy foot to be moved” (121:3).
God says, “I am right here. I know what your path is like. I know how threatening and treacherous it seems. But I would not have asked you to walk this path if I were not going to help you through it. Even here, I am preparing the path and making it safer for you. Take My hand and let me guide you step by step. You might take a misstep here or there – you might stumble or slide a little. But if I am holding your hand, you are not going to plummet off the path. You will not fall irreparably. This path will come out exactly where and when I want it to, and when it does, we will emerge together. Walk with me.”
Merry Christmas! May God bless your ministry efforts during this week and bless you with peace and joy in remembering His greatest gift.
Love in Christ,
Peggy Holt
member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA
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