"I Will Not Be Moved"

Today's been quite the day...Mine started off with a blood clot scare.  As a result of my knee surgery, I've developed some strange bruising and some pretty bad calf pain, so I finally called the doctor this morning and described my symptoms.  There reaction was basically, "Can you come now for an ultrasound?  We've scheduled you one, stat!"  

Now every time something serious like this comes into my path, I know how I should react.  I should say, "Thanks God for the opportunity to trust in you more.  I can't wait to see how you're going to receive glory from this."  But most always, my reaction is, "Oh no God.  Why one more thing?  When am I just going to be able to coast for awhile?"  And then I plead for Him to help me and for everything to be o.k.  

As I was driving to the hospital for the ultrasound, I was listening to my new Natalie Grant CD and the song "I Will Not Be Moved."  There's a line in there that has stuck in my mind all day..."The hand I hold won't let me go and is the reason why...I will not be moved."  Wow.  Even when I let go of God's hand to hold on to my own circumstances, He never lets go of me.  I don't deserve that, nor can I ever earn that from Him.  Next time I'll try to remember to hold on, focus on him, and "Be still and know that (He) is God."

There was no blood clot by the way.  Just another event that God (one of many lately) to get me to stop spinning my wheels on meaningless things and focus on Him.  Whatever you face today, resolve to say "I Will Not Be Moved."  Stick with God.  He knows better than we do what He is doing.