Sunday, January 21, 2007
simple analogy
i was walking home with my brother on saturday after his swimming lessons. it was so awesome cuz it was just us two, strolling along the sidewalk. my sister and mom had to stay at the place cuz she
had karate lessons. my mom didn't want david to bother hannah during her lessons.
it was so fun. we played with the snow on the sidewalk, breaking the little chunks that were scatter everywhere (well, i kicked them out from the sides so he breaks them.)
when we walked, i was constantly telling him to hold onto my hand. you know how they shovel the snow onto the sides of the sidewalk and it piles up, making it all bumpy? if you don't get it, look outside at the sidewalk and on the left and right side, there should be bumpy, rough hills of ice/snow. my brother wanted walk on that and i had to hold on to him, making sure he won't fall. his hand kept slipping out of my hand (i was wearing mittens) cuz he wasn't holding onto me. i was constantly telling him, to the point where i stopped walking and made it clear to him why he had to hold on to me. he finally understood, after almost falling, that he had to hold on to me too to be safe.
the whole time, i couldn't help but realize how much that was like us and God. God is always holding our hand in whatever we do. when it comes to problems and rough times we have to deal with, He holds on even tighter, making sure that you won't fall. but there's the slight problem as i had encountered when walking with my brother. i won't be able to keep him safe from slipping away if he doesn't hold on to me too. when he holds on to me, his hand latches onto mine and the hold is stronger. that reminded me of how we need to hold on to God too so that we can refrain from slipping away. if my brother did slip away, he was the one who would get hurt, not me. i hold onto him because i care and love him and i don't want him to get hurt. God even tries to show us why we need to hold on to him through the many people around us, or through the Bible. but even then, we tend to forget or ignore it and go on in life, burying ourselves inside our narrow minds. then, when something happens, we realize that we have to hold on to the One who holds on to us. it's all for our own benefits so that when we do trip, we won't slip away and fall.
it's amazing how much one can get from a simple walk home with her little brother. ^^
had karate lessons. my mom didn't want david to bother hannah during her lessons.
it was so fun. we played with the snow on the sidewalk, breaking the little chunks that were scatter everywhere (well, i kicked them out from the sides so he breaks them.)
when we walked, i was constantly telling him to hold onto my hand. you know how they shovel the snow onto the sides of the sidewalk and it piles up, making it all bumpy? if you don't get it, look outside at the sidewalk and on the left and right side, there should be bumpy, rough hills of ice/snow. my brother wanted walk on that and i had to hold on to him, making sure he won't fall. his hand kept slipping out of my hand (i was wearing mittens) cuz he wasn't holding onto me. i was constantly telling him, to the point where i stopped walking and made it clear to him why he had to hold on to me. he finally understood, after almost falling, that he had to hold on to me too to be safe.
the whole time, i couldn't help but realize how much that was like us and God. God is always holding our hand in whatever we do. when it comes to problems and rough times we have to deal with, He holds on even tighter, making sure that you won't fall. but there's the slight problem as i had encountered when walking with my brother. i won't be able to keep him safe from slipping away if he doesn't hold on to me too. when he holds on to me, his hand latches onto mine and the hold is stronger. that reminded me of how we need to hold on to God too so that we can refrain from slipping away. if my brother did slip away, he was the one who would get hurt, not me. i hold onto him because i care and love him and i don't want him to get hurt. God even tries to show us why we need to hold on to him through the many people around us, or through the Bible. but even then, we tend to forget or ignore it and go on in life, burying ourselves inside our narrow minds. then, when something happens, we realize that we have to hold on to the One who holds on to us. it's all for our own benefits so that when we do trip, we won't slip away and fall.
it's amazing how much one can get from a simple walk home with her little brother. ^^
the butterflies played at 5:09 p.m.
-:-people in the crowd set 7 of them free
-:-people in the crowd set 7 of them free