Just Hold On

Imagine sitting in a chair and falling asleep.  Not too unusual of a thought, huh?  Now imagine waking up.  The first thing you see is dark.  You try to move, but you are unable.  You are strapped down.  You cry out for help.  You can hear voices calling out to you, but you see no one.  You feel helpless and alone.  There is nothing you can do to save yourself.  Nothing.

This is an experience my daughter had when we were on our trip to and from Texas.  We drove through the night, making it easier on all of us.  She could sleep the whole trip so we could drive straight through with minimal stops.

She was in her car seat and is still rear facing due to her size.  She had fallen asleep shortly into our journey.  Somewhere around midnight, one o'clock in the morning, she awoke.  Usually when she wakes up at home, she gets out of her bed and comes to bed with us.  She can get up and move if need be.  But this instance, she was on familiar turf.  She was in a moving car where she could not get out.  She was stuck.

She cried and cried.  We kept talking to her, letting her know we were there for her.  We eventually had to pull over and the Hubs got in the back while I drove.  He put his hand on her.  Within a few minutes, she was calm.  The crying had stopped.  He went to move his hand and she grabbed his arm and put his hand on her cheek.  She would not let him let go of her.

Later we switched spots and he took over driving.  I put my hand on her.  This time, she took her legs and wrapped them around my arm.  She was going to make sure I did not leave her.

How many times have you been in a situation like that?  You feel completely stuck in a dark world?  You can't help yourself.  You feel scared.  You feel helpless.  You feel alone.  There is nothing you can do.  And guess what?  There is nothing you can do...but pray.  Cry out to God like little bit cried out to us.  Tell Him how you feel.  Tell Him what you are going through.  And once you feel His presence, don't let go of Him.  Hold on tight.

Once we realize He has a hold of us, we can know that He is in control.  We know we are not alone.  We are no longer helpless.  We have no reason to be scared anymore.  God is in control and He has a hold on us.  We just need to keep holding onto Him.  This is possible only By God's Amazing Grace.