How To Let God Hold You

𝐵𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑟-𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑; 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑓𝑢𝑙.

𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛,

𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟.

- 1 Peter 5:8

 

“Come back to Me. You don’t have to feel far away. You don’t have to believe you are disappointing Me.

 

There are whispers you hear that aren't from Me. There are whispers to lure you away, that want to pull you far from the place I have for you, the place I am with you, right now. 

 

Listen close: You are with Me, and when you hear whispers that say I am far away, that say you aren’t measuring up, ask Me what I think before you believe them. I’m never going to ignore you when you come to Me with a heart fully open. I’m never going to turn you away, and I love it when you trust Me with your every thought.

 

Let Me hold your thoughts, your dreams, your fears. 

 

My daughter, I wrap you up in my truth, and you are free. Choose my truth over whispers that call you away and you will stay in my peace. You will stay and know my voice more deeply. For I have given you everything you need to discern the false from truth. And pray for more truth to fill your heart. My truth is your battle armor: my community helps you hear Me and know Me; my words steer you and feed you and lift you from darkness to light; my love is not a distant, theoretical love, but a fierce, I-am-here-and-I’ve-got-you child.

 

Stay close to Me and the whispers will quiet. Stay close to Me and I will rise up for you. But to be rescued I ask you to believe in the rescuer. I am steadfast and present, my dear child. Look up.”

- Provided by "Gather Ministries"

Jesus Wants You To Know...

When you share your struggles with Me, I’ll hold you close and fill you with My sweet Peace. You don’t have to pretend that everything is okay. You can be real with Me - and with yourself. Then you can rest in the safety of My Presence, trusting that I understand you perfectly and that I love you with an everlasting Love.

"People, trust God all the time. Tell him all your problems. God is our protection." - Psalm 62:8 (ICB) - "Jesus Always for Kids" by Sarah Young

Life Seasons

Life has seasons where everything feels flat, where nothing seems to bring joy, and those seasons can feel endless. But they don’t define your worth, and they don’t define your future.

Even the people we read about in the Bible had moments like this. David was called a man after God’s own heart, yet he cried, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?” (Psalm 42:5). Elijah, after doing incredible things for God, sat under a tree and said he wanted to give up. These were not losers. These were people caught in deep valleys, and God met them there.

Joy isn’t gone forever. Sometimes it goes quiet, buried under the weight of exhaustion, grief, or disappointment. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It just means you’re in a tender place where God wants to meet you differently. You don’t have to make joy happen on your own. Joy is a gift, and it will come again, even if right now all you can do is breathe and take the smallest steps forward.

Your life is not over. You are not behind. You are not worthless. You are in the middle of a story that God is still writing, even if the page you’re on feels blank. And sometimes, in those blank chapters, He’s planting things you can’t see yet.

If nothing is sparking joy right now, maybe the invitation is not to chase joy but to rest in God’s presence and let Him hold you until joy returns. You are loved, seen, and not forgotten. - Ellie Mont