He Pulled Me Through
Let me share the next verse in my little "Year-End Prayer":
You are faithful, strong and true
and gracious every day
Though at times I strayed from You
You would always stay
When the skies were clear and blue
and when the skies were stormy
You were there to pull me through
how gently You cared for me!
When We Let Go
I spoke yesterday about how God holds onto us, but the truth is, if we let go of His hand, He lets us go. If we reject Him, He doesn't force us to stay. And perhaps as we look back on the year, we look back with sadness at how we did that at times, we strayed - not because the enemy snatched us away, but because we made the decision to let go of His hand.
But praise the Lord, while He didn't force us to stay, He pursued us and still offered us a place to return to. This is our God - faithful, when we are faithless. Strong, when we are weak. Compassionate, even when we are hardened.
Through Blue Skies and Storms
Again, I speak here about how He was there through the ups and downs - the blue skies and the storms, as I put it in this verse. It's worth considering again, the wonder of His faithfulness through the seasons of our lives. While we struggle along inconsistently, He is always the same, always trustworthy, always faithful. Praise Him today, for being the same throughout the rollercoaster of this year!
And perhaps like me you are celebrating that He pulled you through. In my own strength, I think I would have had a complete meltdown this year! But He pulled me through. He helped every day. He was just what I needed each time.
Join me in praising Him today, would you, for pulling us through yet another year.
The Psalms paint a picture of confident, forward-looking hope - those who sow in tears will reap in joy. Lift your eyes today from present difficulty to the glorious future God has promised His people.