Steady Me

I had the privilege of spending last weekend babysitting two of my grandchildren in Tennessee. They are precious little children and I adore my new title “Pop”. The oldest just turned 3 and the youngest is 1. They are both very active and have to be watched carefully to keep them from hurting themselves. The youngest has been walking (and climbing) for a few months, even before turning 1!  I have forgotten just how funny it is when a baby learns to walk. They fall a lot. They appear to be drunk, but they’re not. When I hold the little hand, it’s amazing just how much steadier they become. I see my role as a parent (and grandparent) to help steady my kids. I can give them counsel and ideas to help steady them in relationships, spiritual journey, jobs, finances, etc.… I forgot to mention that the little ones are often very independent. They don’t think they need my help, but I know that they do.

King David pens a really cool Psalm about needing the Lord for His Steady Presence. Check this out….

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
    and he turned to me and heard my cry.
² He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
    out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
³ He has given me a new song to sing,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
    They will put their trust in the Lord. (Psalm 40:1-3 NLT)

That word “steadied” jumped out at me this morning. I want to be steady in my walk with the Lord. He is my Father. He is my Creator. He has walked where I walk. He sees the dangers in my path or in my behavior. He is so patient with me. I’m not always patient with Him. He gives me counsel and steadies me in my relationships, my job, my finances – in every area of my life. I am thankful for His Wisdom and Insight for my life.

My response to Him is worship and gratitude. I can sing to Him. I can pray to Him. He loves hearing from me. He loves it when I come to Him in trust and worship needing my hand held to steady me. I’m humbled and thankful for the Lord’s steady hand upon my life. I wish I could do a much better job describing what it is like to trust Him versus trying to do life on my own.

I was reminded of a song that I heard several years ago (‘90’s) called “Steady Me”by Out of the Grey.

Sometimes this life of mine

Feels like a tight rope

I’m going slow, watching where I walk

And all this tension

It keeps me on my toes

But if I start to fall

You steady me

When I lose my step

And I start to stumble over the edge

Steady me

And once again

It amazes me how gracefully

You steady me

I can keep my balance

If I don’t look down

Focus on the road ahead

When I forget

That I’m heaven bound

Your hand reaches out

__________

Pressing On!

Dwayne