Daddy, hold my hand.

Recently I’ve been in a situation where I have to make some really big, really important decisions.  The toughest decisions aren’t usually between good and bad things.  The tough decisions are when you have to choose between two good things, or even more daunting – two great things.

I felt lead to do three things in this process. 1) Pray. 2) Read the books of Proverbs. 3) Journal those prayers and insights from Proverbs.  I’ve been stuck in Proverbs chapter 3, meditating and praying through three relatively familiar verses, verses 5-7.

“5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 7 Be not wise in your own eyes…”

This morning I was focusing on verse 6.  I was writing in my journal that I need not be preoccupied with what I think, what others think, but to be tuned into what God thinks.  Not what God thinks of me, but what the heart of God is concerning the tough decisions I’m wrestling with.  I was making a note on how if I made God’s heart in this decision my focus, then I would be guided on the right path.

At that moment Rylee, my 2 year old daughter, walked up next to me and said, “Daddy, hold my hand.”  She was putting on shoes that were too big for her to wear and needed stability so that she wouldn’t fall.  Without hesitation she sat the shoes next to me and asked me to hold her hand.  I held her hand, and she slipped on the high heeled shoes that were too big for her to wear without a problem.  She had no stress, no worries.  Why? Because she knew that all she had to do was ask daddy to hold her hand.

My 2 year old realizes a simple profound truth that this 30 year-old forgets so often.  When you have a problem, when you have something in front of you that is way too big for you to deal with on your own – ask Daddy to hold your hand.  After all, daddy is never too busy to hold his daughter’s hand when she asks.

Do you have something in front of you that is overwhelming? A big decision? A difficult circumstance you need help getting through? Ask your heavenly Father to hold your hand – He’s never too busy for His children.

– Brad