One Sunday I was working in nursery like I am half the Sundays, and this little boy, not even a year old, was crawling around. He couldn’t walk yet and barely used his legs to crawl. He was doing a lot of heavy pulling with his arms.

At one point, he was playing with a toy while on his stomach and then he’d decide to move. He started moving his arms to get around but he was still holding onto this toy. It was bigger than his head so it wasn’t like it was one of those little rattlers or a floppy book that could go almost flat. He just kept on holding onto it even though it was holding him back.

Soon he got a little frustrated. Like, why can’t I go? Well, bud, you’re blocking yourself from going much further.

Sitting there just watching him, I thought about how we can do that as adults, even seasoned Christians.

We hold onto things or people that hold us back from whatever – whether that’s what God’s specifically called us to or own dreams.

Whatever we’re holding onto isn’t of any more value than Jesus. I often find myself clinging to or trying to hold onto something that isn’t a sure thing. Clinging to anything but Jesus stirs up anxiety.

We can let go knowing that Jesus holds it all. If it’s meant to be or meant to be ours for the taking, we won’t have to cling so tightly. We only have to keep our focus and our feet on the solid rock of Jesus Christ.

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“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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Have a great Wednesday!