His Righteous Hand Will Hold You

Alright, once again I do not really want to be writing this tonight, but it’s kind of what I do….I write.  When I am happy, tired, angry, and sad…I write and when I do I always get a clearer message of what Jesus is trying to show me.  So tonight I am definitely sad, well actually my heart is aching deeply for the loss of my Brady.  I cannot believe he is gone, my companion, my confidante---and he certainly shared no secrets of mine!  Three short years he was by my side, but what really gets me is that he was literally always by my side since I began writing this blog.  No matter where I was, nor what time of the night it would be, he was there and that is definitely the one thing that I miss the most.  I almost didn’t write tonight because of this very fact, but I must, I must do what God has called me to do no matter what----there is no other option for me anymore!

Isaiah 41:10 says ‘Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous hand.’  In this world nothing and no one will last forever and the Word tells us that we will have troubles, but we are not to fear or be confused---we are to look to God and know that we are being held by His righteous hand!  I have no idea how many times I have said to myself over the last few weeks to trust in the Lord and don’t even try to understand what’s happening; and I cannot begin to tell you how that scripture has strengthened me.  Losing my beloved pet has been devastating, but what God has shown me through his life and sickness has deepened my relationship with Jesus more than I would have every dreamt.  You see, he may have been just a dog, but that dog was originally created by my Father, and He created us to take care of all His creations.  While talking about this with my daughter a couple of days ago, she said, ‘you know if God did not care about all animals, why would he have made sure they were all on the ark?’  Wow, wisdom beyond years---so true, they are important to Him, so they should be important to us!  So while it hurts now, I know that because I hurt my Savior hurts for me, I know that he is holding me in that Righteous hand, and I know that His love is sufficient to get me and my family through this and anything else that comes our way.  It seems that I am just rattling on tonight, but the bottom line is this----trust God, trust God, trust God and know that no matter your circumstances know that he is holding you in His righteous hand!