Bridges #5 - The Last One Across

May 04, 2008

The situation was so very tedious and dangerous that I prayed “Lord, PLEASE, just get me over this one last hurdle, and I will NEVER go this way again.  The feeling was that I was the only one crossing the bridge, and the bridge was falling around me, even as I was crossing it.  I could barely see the way for one more step, and I could not see how in the world I would be able to Bridges 5cross the entire length without falling.  So my prayer had to be intense and continuous.  Half way across, and with no way to turn back, I realized that the Prayer to God was sustaining me, not my own balance, and certainly not my skill.

Truly, it is that way in life, my friends.  Especially when I am down & out, and life has dealt me a job loss again, or my marriage has fallen apart, or my kids are being difficult, or finances are overpowering; in all these cases, life itself can become so lonely.  It turns into ‘me against life’, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot make headway.  Said simply, I get discouraged.  And then especially, my process becomes ‘turn it over to God’ and let him help in the job, with my wife & kids, and in controlling expenses.  Talking with God; asking Him how his son, Jesus would have handled the situation, or literally asking for safety over the failing bridge.

At times, this is the way this Blog will continue,

“In Jesus Name”