My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand John 10:27-28
There are times that my clients struggle with the idea of being “good enough” to hold on to their relationship with God. When they fail or sin, or come short in some area of life, they begin to question how anyone can love them sometimes.
I have a visual about how we can characterize our relationship with God. Picture a strong arm coming down from above with a big hand ready to envelop a much smaller, weaker hand. We may tend to envision ourselves as that weaker hand trying to grasp on to the large hand, but not having the strength to hold on when times get hard. We get tired.
Now imagine that large, strong arm and hand firmly gripping that weaker hand. That is how God relates to us. We are not strong enough to keep the grip on God. His grip never fails. Sometimes, I will actually demonstrate that with my own arms and hands- kinda awkward, but you get the idea, and the clients usually do too.
Simple truths and simple illustrations to explain a mighty promise. We can count on God to keep his promises (and his grip) on us.
Prayer: Thank you for your strong hand and strong promises, Amen
Reflections of a Counselor 