"With My Hand in Thine"

Going where He wants you to go is never a solo journey

“I am His” by Kate Lee

Happy Sunday my lovelies!

This week’s poem is inspired by a popular Hymn: #270, “I’ll Go Where You Want Me To Go”. It’s a stirring piece that has always been so poignant and special to me.

I remember singing it in church one week in Nauvoo and the phrase “I’ll answer dear Lord with my hand in thine: / I’ll go where you want me to go” hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t even finish singing the hymn, I took out my notebook and this poem was finished by the time the song had run its course.

It is one I refer back to often, especially in this phase of my life where I feel like my life is a never-ending series of roads diverging in a narrow wood (to borrow the language of Robert Frost). Anyone else feel that way?

Like, seriously. We make a choice, travel a scant half mile down said road of choice, and another fork in the road appears before us. We choose, travel, and encounter another fork, again and again and again and again and again.

Someone should really talk to God about the infrastructure of the covenant path.

Aaaaanyways, the point I’m making here is that I believe God happens to like taking strolls in a narrow wood right alongside us. So when you arrive at your 123185th fork in the road, take comfort in the fact that you’ve got an excellent walking buddy.

We’ve got this, my friends. God’s got this. Go sing hymn #270 if you ever need a reminder. :)

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"I'll answer dear Lord with my hand in thine:
I'll go where you want me to go."

with my hand in thine.

God is not going to send us where He needs us to go without any help.
He will be holding our hand the entire time, buoying us up and leading the way.

So why are we afraid to simply follow Him?
Why do we dig our heels in and say it is too hard, too scary, too easy, or that we're not good enough?

Jesus Christ, my savior, my brother, and my friend, is holding my hand,
and I know He won't be the one to let go.

God's got me.
And that?
That's the only thing that matters.

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Love you all. Text me if you need anything.

Live Laugh Love.

Angie