Yesterday we were down to one car. Well, by choice, we were down to one car. I needed a ride to the gym so my husband dropped me off while he went to run an errand. When we pulled out of the driveway and proceeded to Kingwood Drive, he noticed a green spot on the hood of our truck. It was a grasshopper.
As we drove and picked up speed, we noticed the grasshopper trying to hold on. The wind was strong on this small creature but it kept holding on. When we stopped at the red light, I yelled out as if it could hear me "Get off grasshopper, get off!"
We laughed at the persistence of this green thing that chose to hold on tight. He was safe at the red light but soon it turned green and we were off again. I kept my eye on the little thing and changed my thinking from "get off" to "hold on grasshopper, hold on!"
Within seconds, the had turned his body and was facing the very wind that threatened him but he never let go. It became a game to see how long the grasshopper would survive. Isn't it funny the things that will amuse us sometimes.
The drive to the gym is not too far and as some might have guessed, the grasshopper survived the ride. It made me think of a couple of things. First, when I see or hear of a friend hitting a storm or a strong wind in their life, am I encouraging by telling them to hold on or do I hope they let go and just give up on the situation?
Second, how do I handle the strong winds. It is very clear that we are going to experience storms in our lives. The issue is not the storm but survival. God's Word says that He will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5)
So many times I have experienced a strong wind or storm in my life where I myself have just said "God, pull me out of this!" In hindsight, the storm was for me to learn a lesson of total reliance in Jesus Christ despite the pain.
If you feel like that grasshopper on the hood of a truck with a strong wind threatening, I say to you "Hold on!" there is a power behind you that will not let you fall in fact, that very power will allow you to turn towards the wind and face it head on!
Do not be afraid and do not be discouraged. There is a lesson to be learned but through it, God will not let go of you. Hold on grasshopper!
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. Psalms 18:16-19
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