Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Deuteronomy 4:9a
Let them slip from your heart as long as you live
Lord, you warn me to be careful.
You say gently, don’t forget
Don’t let what I know to be true to slip away.
I let my hands get so filled with others things I cannot cling to Your hands.
I chose, yes it is my decision, to follow the shiny objects of the world instead of focusing only on You.
Yet Lord you never leave me.
You wait patiently, guarding me, watching me.
You seek me where I stray and gently nudge me back into Your heart
You see me start to wander off Your chosen path for me and warn me –
Be careful
Don’t forget
Don’t let them slip from your heart.
Lord Your love is the Velcro around my heart to help me cling to You.
Lord You are the straight and narrow road and only You keep me from falling and losing my way.
You catch me when I fall.
Lord You are the one I love and follow. Cup my life with Your loving hands so none of Your precious words slip away.
Thank you for not only providing for my outward needs, but continually working inward on my mind so I don’t forget.
Thank you for protecting my heart so I don’t let Your words slip out.
Thank you for being my anchor and my stay
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Well I’m finally reading and as usual finding your wisdom and insight so uplifting. I like the “velcro” line particularly. thanks Jean
so thoughtfully said – thank you1
Ah yes, the shiny objects. Beautiful post, Jean! Great reminder to cling to Christ and not to the world…
Thank you for all the comments. I have been thinking about how memorizing His word puts us into His loving hands too.
Michele – interesting your comment about Japan. I was gone this weekend so wrote and preposted this piece BEFORE all the tragedy there. wow, to read this now with that insight adds new depth to this verse. Thank you for that insight.
This verse makes me think of those suffering in Japan, too. It’s easy for us so removed from the tragedy to watch the news or see the films and photos and then move on with our days and our own concerns. But we must not forget what our eyes have seen. We need to hold the Japanese people in our hearts and pray that they know God is with them in their pain and suffering.
Thank you for this timely reminder, Jean.
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“I let my hands get so filled with others things I cannot cling to Your hands.”
Oh yes.
And “cup my life with your hands,” I can see that.
Thank you for this today.
Funny, I see a kinship between our posts today — this part: Thank you for protecting my heart so I don’t let Your words slip out.
I love the thought of His love being velcro around our hearts – it is so true that we are not even capable of loving Him on our own, He even helps us with that.
“to follow the shiny objects of the world instead of focusing only on You.”…oh yes…so many shiny objects designed to distract…keep our focus clear LORD…amen
Thank you for sharing . . . loved this visualization . . .
Lord Your love is the Velcro around my heart to help me cling to You.
we are prone to wander..to forget. I am so thankful for His reminders and all of the ways He reminds!
xo
Anchor and stay-great words for current times. Thank you, Jeanie.
This was lovely.
He truly is ever-faithful to us Jean, even through our brokenness and human weaknesses.
And I especially liked the line : “Lord Your love is the Velcro around my heart to help me cling to You.”
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Have a Blessed Day!