Reaching Out...and Clinging

"My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me."  Psalm 63:8 (NIV)

Have you ever noticed the tendrils on climbing plants like the Mandevilla?  As they grow upward, they reach out...to whatever is nearby...and latch on, winding and weaving themselves in and around it for support.  As you tend these plants, you have to provide a trellis or source of framework.  You have to guide them, even train them to grow in the desired direction.

Are you growing?  Are you advancing in a heavenward direction?  Who are you reaching out to?  What are you clinging to?  What does your framework of support look like?  How are you being trained?

We must "train [ourselves] to be godly...[for] godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." 1 Timothy 4:7-8  We must weave ourselves through the latticework of God's Word, remembering that "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man [or woman] of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."  2 Timothy 3:16-17

Lord, help us to reach out and cling to You.  Teach us to trust in You as the source of all we need...strength, comfort, encouragement, direction, provision...anything.  Train us through the power of Your Word in the way of righteousness and godliness.  We love You.