If you know me at all, you know that I have a tiny dog who I
love a lot. She brings me a lot of joy, she always snuggles me at night, and
she always makes sure that I am covered in kisses. She is wonderful. Now we get
to laugh at her, though, because my tiny dog has anxiety. She is a chihuahua,
so part of her shaking is just genetic, but she seriously freaks out about
everything.
Yesterday, I sat down to do my devotions and she was visibly
upset. She was shaking and growling, and she just wanted to be held. She jumped
up on my lap and tried to bury her little dog head in the crook of my arm,
still shaking and barking. I pet her and reassured her that she was safe, that
I had her, that she could calm down, and rest.
In this moment, God chose to teach me, or rather remind me,
of a very important lesson I often forget. Much like Honey, I often come to
Jesus full of fear, shaking, afraid, worried and stressed. And much like I did,
Jesus holds me, comforts me, and reassures me that everything is going to be
alright.
Is the correlation a little silly? Of course! But I look at
Honey and think, why are you anxious, nothing is going to happen to you while I
am here. You don’t need to be afraid little one. I think that Jesus wanted to
remind me that His words to me are the same words I say to Honey.
We don’t need to be afraid when Jesus is always holding us.
