HELD

“But I trust you, Lord, and claim you as my God. My (ABUNDANT) life is in your hands. Save me from my enemies — discouragement … doubt … defeat … anxiousness … fear … rejection … failure … loss … the need to measure up … the need to be “liked” … the need to be The Hero … Imposter Syndrome — who hunt me down. — Psalm 31:14–15 CEP (Craig’s Expanded Paraphrase)

Sometimes, as I sit in morning’s darkness looking out over the water, the light almost sneaks in. Morning comes quietly… but it carries weight.

Before the day asks anything of me, the hunt and hustle of living has already begun. They are not beating down my door… jumping up and down outside my porch windows… but, they are the all-too-familiar whispers in my mind. 

Maybe, you know what I mean. The soft murmurs of: Discouragement. Doubt. Fear dressed up as wisdom. Anxiousness cloaked as responsibility. The relentless need to measure up. To be liked. To be strong. To be The Hero. And that exhausting shadow called Imposter Syndrome—always lurking, always questioning.

I name them… call them out! I have them written in my prayer pages. Why? Because naming them bubbles up courage inside me. I name them because I control them, they no longer control me! “But I trust you, Lord, and claim you as my God.” These words redraw the line of authority in my life and in my soul. This is not a denial that they exist, it is a declaration to refuse to let them rule. 

“My (ABUNDANT) life is in your hands.” This seals the deal. I am “held” by the One who has all power and authority. It rests… in His hands.

So, when the morning hunt-and-hustle whispers with dark seducitve lure, I double down. I am determined to show up… to trust God, who gets the final word… and, to know I am okay. 

I am… HELD. 

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For Best Things…

Craig