Held

I haven't been held in a long time....and it'll even be longer before I am held again. Have you ever heard that a person needs so many hugs a day? In checking that out I read 4, 7, 9 and 11. For me I figure it would be about 5 or 6. More than 7 or 8 would be down right annoying since I am not married and have no kids. I really don't want hugs from strangers. 


But being held....that long embrace. The feeling of being loved and protected. It eludes me. I've been told now that I am an adult I really can't ask for that. Remember I'm not married either, never have been. I haven't been in a close relationship in over 20 years either....maybe 25 years.  Then I guess my only immediate option is to be held by God.  Yet upon doing a search on the the Bible Gateway website I find most references in the English Standard Version to the word "hold" in verses about man and God's relationship are about us holding onto Him.  That is thought provoking. The one I like the best is Hosea 12:6 "So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."


This where I am at. This is a time of holding onto God and praying His hold is on me.  I'm not too sure about anyone else in my life being for me, understanding the truth about me, having an inkling about what I need to do next.  I am sure, as sure as I can be, that God knows and He holds.

Psalm 94: 17 – 19 ESV

If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
When I thought, "My foot slips,"your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Psalm 73:22 & 23 ESV

Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.

Psalm 139:9 & 10 ESV

If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.