Kaydon and I went hiking last Sunday.
Per usual, I fell down the mountain on the decent.
Falling down things is basically my M.O.
We had literally just begun the decent, too.
After I hit the ground HARD, I heard Kaydon come up behind me.
"Ma! Are you alright?!"
He pulled me up, dusted me off, looked at the cuts and scrapes...
Again, per usual, we had no first aid with us at all.
Then, he said something that I have not been able to get out of my mind:
"Ma. I'll go in front. You follow. Put your hand on my shoulder and follow me."
That's exactly what I did the rest of the hike.
There were several times when he'd take my hands and help me down boulders, or tell me to take a different route to avoid slippery sand.
He would show me the way he wanted me to climb down, then reach his hand out for me to take.
He told me several times, "We are in no hurry. Just take your time."
This is what Christ does every minute of every single day with us.
He pulls us up, dusts us off...
Tells us that He'll go in front and asks us to follow Him.
He shows us better, safer routes and allows us to choose for ourselves.
He holds His hands out constantly for us to grab hold of.
He soothes our wounds and calms our fears.
Every single day.
I find that my climbs and my descents are SO much easier when I take His hand, put my trust in His ways, and follow Him.
He never tells me that He's in a hurry, or that there is a rush.
He understands that I'm going to choose the hardest routes and that I am almost always going to fall down.
He loves me anyways and grants me my agency.
Living in our worth is allowing Him to guide us and following the route He shows us.
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