Lights
Ok, so I got home with a little light left in the day (a pretty rare occasion), and got overly ambitious. I grabbed the Christmas lights and step ladder and darted outside. My house is comfortably situated on a hill. Let me clarify, I have friends that have refused to park in the drive for fear their brakes would give in to the grade… so suffice it to say it’s pretty steep.
My project began well using clips and a nifty pole to attach lights to the gutter, which appeared rather simple in the instruction pictures. About 6 minutes into my fun little Christmas project I had almost given up… the pole wouldn’t lock and kept collapsing each time I would almost reach the edge of the gutter and the clips were flimsy and popped off breaking into pieces. In my impatience I threw the not so helpful pole aside, climbed up on the handrail, leaned out over the edge and put the clips on with my bare hands. I have a few splinters to prove it.
About the time I neared the corner, holding on with one arm and reaching well beyond where I should have been (feeling pretty good about my progress I might add) I glanced down. Suddenly I realized I was leaning out over what would be a 12 foot fall onto hard concrete and at that moment my feet didn’t feel so sturdy.
Now I didn’t fall… as an experienced klutz this would not have been unfamiliar territory. But as I finished those last few clips the words of one of my favorite Psalms came into my mind. I have to admit the only verse I could recall (over and over for those final few reaches) was “He will not allow your foot to slip”.
Before I went to sleep that night I read through the rest of Ps 121, and was reminded once again what a privilege it is to worship a God who watches over my steps (even when they might be careless), does not grow tired or need sleep, protects me from evil and (this is so powerful) keeps my soul.
My project began well using clips and a nifty pole to attach lights to the gutter, which appeared rather simple in the instruction pictures. About 6 minutes into my fun little Christmas project I had almost given up… the pole wouldn’t lock and kept collapsing each time I would almost reach the edge of the gutter and the clips were flimsy and popped off breaking into pieces. In my impatience I threw the not so helpful pole aside, climbed up on the handrail, leaned out over the edge and put the clips on with my bare hands. I have a few splinters to prove it.
About the time I neared the corner, holding on with one arm and reaching well beyond where I should have been (feeling pretty good about my progress I might add) I glanced down. Suddenly I realized I was leaning out over what would be a 12 foot fall onto hard concrete and at that moment my feet didn’t feel so sturdy.
Now I didn’t fall… as an experienced klutz this would not have been unfamiliar territory. But as I finished those last few clips the words of one of my favorite Psalms came into my mind. I have to admit the only verse I could recall (over and over for those final few reaches) was “He will not allow your foot to slip”.
Before I went to sleep that night I read through the rest of Ps 121, and was reminded once again what a privilege it is to worship a God who watches over my steps (even when they might be careless), does not grow tired or need sleep, protects me from evil and (this is so powerful) keeps my soul.
The more I learn of Him, the more I trust Him.
Kelly
He will not allow your foot to slip.
He will not allow your foot to slip.
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper.
The Lord is your keeper.
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun will not smite you by day
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord will protect you from all evil.
He will also keep your soul.
The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.
Ps 121:3-8
Ps 121:3-8
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