I
was 6 years old and playing at a neighbors house. I didn’t realize how late it
had gotten and outside was getting dark.
I was scared of the dark.
My
friends’ mom promised me she would stand at the door and watch me cross the
three yards to my house. So I began my walk, very slowly.
Every
few seconds I would turn around to make sure she was still standing at the
door, to make sure she was still watching me… then it happened.
When
I was 10 feet from my yard, I turned around to find she had closed her front
door.
I was terrified.
As
long as that door was open, I didn’t feel alone… I felt safe.
The
minute that door shut, I was alone. Outside. In the dark.
So I did the only thing I
could think of…
Call
on the name of Jesus.
In
my six year old mind I began to repeat His name over and over…
Jesus,
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus…
It
then turned into:
Jesus
love me this I know,
For
the Bible tells me so,
Little
ones to Him belong
They
are week
But
He is strong.
Yes,
Jesus loves me
Yes,
Jesus loves me
Yes,
Jesus loves me
The
Bible tells me so
I
repeated the song twice before I reached the door to my living room, into the
safety of my own home.
I
never forgot that. From then on whenever I would fell anxiety, or whenever I
was scared about the situation I was in I would sing “Jesus Loves Me.”
So
the other night when my four year old climbed into my bed and announced she was
scared of the dark, I shared my story with her.
I
told her that as long as she calls on the name of Jesus, He will be there… right
by her side, and she will have nothing to fear.
So
today, as you sit there reading this, facing the unknown,
As
you hit uncertainties head on,
As
you feel your anxieties getting the best of you…
Just
remember.
Jesus
loves you this I know,
For
the Bible tells me so,
All
of us to Him belong,
We
are week
But
He is strong
Yes,
Jesus loves you
Yes,
Jesus loves you
Yes,
Jesus loves you
The
Bible tells me so.
1 comment:
Oh I love this story. What a great thing to remember. :-)
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