”I Will Make Your Feet As Hinds Feet”
“CALL to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jer. 33:3
Over the past week the girls and I have been reading a book at night called “Hinds Feet in High Places”. As we cuddle up we enjoy the beautiful allegory of how the Shepard takes us on a journey. The little girl, Much-Afraid, is on her way to the High Places. As she travels she learns to take the hands of Sorrow and Suffering in order to gain strength. When she faces characters like Pride and Self-Pity she realizes all she has to do is call to the Shepard and He is there. That is the same for us! He is there when we cry out to Him. So many times we wait and try to handle situations in our own strength when the Father is just waiting for us to call on Him. He knows our weaknesses and He has a purpose for our lives. He is not wringing His hands and fretting about our mindlessness as we veer repeatedly of the path that He has for us.
Jer. 29:11 says, “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
He thinks about us! He wants to give us peace, hope and a future! When strongholds like fear, worry or pride take over our thoughts let us remember that He is waiting on us to call home to Him. In the listening, He will not respond with words that condemn us or reject us. In fact, He does not even ask for an explanation. He asks only that we call.
As we walk, or stumble, He may use sorrow and suffering along the way, but remember that He gives us peace on the journey. He is making us stronger. Allow Him to give you hinds feet! He wants to take us to High Places and give us a new name. Grace and Glory
Jessica said,
November 8, 2008 at 5:03 am
Very cool. Definitely sounds like a good book. And you’re blogging!
Beth Basilio said,
January 17, 2009 at 12:33 am
I have gotten a lot better about turning my fears over to Him instead of stewing in it….and it truly has made a difference. Its so nice not to be all twisted in knots over things-to just breathe and know that I am in His hands and that He loves me and everything will be ok, even if it doesn’t turn out as I had imagined.
Just today, Anthony was told that he has to take a 10 percent cut in pay for the next two months because of how bad the newspaper is doing, which turns out to be a loss of about $500 a month for us, which will be tough. And Anthony didn’t want to tell me because he was afraid I would worry about it- but I wasn’t worried. I was a little concerned about it, but I WAS NOT WORRIED!
This was a big thing for me, since I am a huge worrier. I honestly think the peace of mind I feel about it is because I am trusting God instead of feeling like I have to burden everything in my life alone. And its so nice.