I Will Hold You So Tight...

Lately, when putting Brianna to bed, she will give either Nathan or I, or both, a great big hug and say to us, "I will hold you so tight so that you can't go anywhere." And, of course as a mother, that just melts my heart.

Today, in my quiet time, I read Isaiah 40:11-

"Like a shepherd, He will tend his flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs and carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes."

As I read this for the first time (out of my Bible for Moms), I thought that this was a great picture of how I should be with my children. To keep them close and teach them and nurture them. And, it is.

But, as I continued to read and meditate on this verse, I saw another picture. It was the picture of God, holding me so tight so that I cannot go anywhere. I thought of the times that I am holding my children and they struggle to get down, but I won't let them, for whatever reason. And then sometimes they snuggle and cuddle and it is just great. I think that sometimes I am like that with God. Sometimes I rebel and I want to do things my own way, in my time, etc. But, through those times, he keeps me in His arms, teaching me and nurturing me back to His plan for my life.

What a peace that we have knowing that God is holding us so tight that we can't go anywhere outside of His plan for our lives.