Daddy's Got It

“And because you are sons [and daughters], God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hears, crying “Abba, Father.”

Galatians 4:6

One early morning I woke up struggling with a faith issue and I wasn’t feeling at peace about it. I was fortunate that weekend to spend it at a beach with a couple of girlfriends. So, I grabbed my journal and headed to the beach before too many people showed up.

I was sharing with God that faith was too hard, and I wasn’t sure if I was up to it anymore. Defeat and discouragement were bringing clouds to my beautiful sunrise. While I’m being a big baby and wallowing in self-pity, a family of four were walking in the water. After a short while, they returned to my direction with the father holding his young daughter on his shoulder. She giggled hysterically as he acted like he was going to fall swaying back and forth.

As I watched them, the Holy Spirit gave me a glimpse of how I was on my Father’s shoulders at the time. Just like the little girl—she wasn’t holding on to her earthly dad as much as he was holding on to her. She wasn’t afraid of being dropped because she knew her daddy had her safely connected to him.

Immediately I felt the assurance from the Holy Spirit that everything was going to be okay. While having faith wasn’t easy at the time, it was necessary to trust God when I couldn’t see as clearly as I wanted. I wasn’t holding on to God, He was holding on to me. He was leading me in the direction I needed to go. Just like that little girl, I needed to rest on His shoulders with full confidence that my Daddy has me. He’s not going to let me fall even if it at times things feel a bit shaky.