Safe in His Hands
May 2009
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear…- Psalms 118:6
Mommy, you didn’t lock me in,” my three year old daughter said emphatically. I turned around from the driver’s seat to see that I had not secured her in her booster seat. I realized that I had driven miles from her school without locking the straps to her seat. The thought of what could have happened rushed over me. What if I had had an accident? What if I had suddenly braked? My guilt would have been indescribable. All I could say was “thank you, Jesus!”
As a mother it is natural for me to be protective of my child, so to think that I would be responsible for her harm is unthinkable. I go out of my way to ensure my child is safe at all times but I sometimes forget that I am only human and that I am not perfect. My protection can only go as far as my human abilities will allow.
But my thoughts go further. When I think about how sinful and corrupted this world is and all the terrible things that happen to children everyday I have to admit that it brings a serious concern over me. It makes me want to be over protective with her. But I know that I cannot be with her twenty four hours a day.
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But there is someone who will always be with her. I pray God’s protection over her everyday. I know that He is the only One who can ever truly protect my child and in His hands she is safe. When I am not there, I know that He is and that gives me peace.
