I’ve seen the poster many times of the little kitten who’s holding onto a rope for dear life. There is usually a knot at the end of the rope and a caption that reads… ”When you get to the end of your rope, hang on.”
The last two years have been challenging. Between health and family issues, I don’t even feel like I have a rope right now; that I’m simply hanging by a thread that is unraveling minute by minute. Honestly, I just want to let go sometimes. Then I think, well if the thread breaks at least I’ll know it’s over and I don’t have to hang on anymore.
It’s a scary feeling but I’m praying it won’t last. It’s why I do keep hanging on. I know that God is there mending that thread even as I slip farther down the strand. He won’t let me fall but He might let me get to the end of what I think I can do so that He can take over. I have to let go of me and let Him have control.
So, if you feel this way, please don’t let go. God will be there for you or send someone in the nick of time to help you mend the thread. The thread might look a little tattered but it’s a testimony of what you’ve overcome. Please hang on.
*Note – Since I wrote this blog entry, I have spent a weekend with wonderful girlfriends who let me cry and grieve. Then my husband and I went on a trip together. Both were very healing and they’ve kept me hanging onto my rope. Again, please don’t give up. Use your support system and hang on.
Blessings, Cindy J
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