A Death-like Grip

Recently something has occurred to me. Some things slip through our fingers because they are meant to.

As humans, we have trouble sensing the infinite. The limitations on our mind allow us mainly to focus on temporary things. Therefore it stands to reason that when things are uncertain and the ground is shaky, we hang on to those temporary things. I don't believe we were ever meant to. These things can't hold our weight; they can't handle our grip. Inevitably, they slip from our grasp or are crushed as we desperately try to maintain our hold.

I am one who holds on too tightly. Attempts to control, manipulate and predict people have left me empty handed. From these experiences I can say for a fact that the temporary things that are meant to stay with you will sit gently in your hand. Anything that you attempt to restrict will escape. So what then can we hold onto for stability?

'Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you...' 

- Timothy 6:12

The infinite. God is infinite in all ways. His love is infinite. His hope is infinite. His goodness is infinite. We can put our trust in Him because He outlasts all the other stuff that we try to hang onto. People, money, security and health may all elude us, but we can depend on God to never abandon us.