While speaking with my
very pregnant daughter on the phone the other day, she reminded me of the
discomfort I felt when, like her, I was 37 weeks along and she was in my
tummy! Oh, yeah, a baby pressing against
my bladder, I remember. Feeling elbows and knees kicking me and wondering if I
was black and blue on the inside. I
thought of my little granddaughter growing bigger and getting ready to make her
debut into the world. How uncomfortable the
squeeze must be for her. I spoke out
loud: “She’s in that too tight place!
Imagine her displeasure too.”
That too tight place. When I got off the phone I thought about a
message I once heard about that place that’s too tight – a place of
nuisance. It’s temporary. It’s horrible! I found my journal notes and revived my
spirit. Here’s what I read:
A tight place is a place
when you are not there yet. You’re getting closer, but you have not yet
embraced the answer, or the result or arrived in some way. You may look okay on the outside, but people
do not know how miserable you are on the inside. Change is coming. It will be good, but right now you feel
uncomfortable. It’s the middle place,
and that’s stressful. You have to wait;
waiting means pressure.
The teacher cited Jesus
in the Garden. Gethsemane was the place
of temptation. It was His too tight
place. He prayed, alone. His friends slept. He was afraid. His emotions were raw. The Father strengthened Him. He was able to go on. Jesus understands the too tight place.
I’ve experienced the too
tight place many times. Things don’t
always make sense. So what’s the best
way to get through it? I read further in
the journal. Jesus is right there in it. His Name, Savior, means peace! I close with this encouragement:
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:32
This post links to Tell Me A True Story.
Your post about tight places reminded me of the caterpillar who pushes and bends until he escapes his cocoon and emerges as a butterfly. Our old earth suit will one day be shed and we shall at once appear in our glorified body. In the mean while we know these tight places in life are only temporary and the light shines at the end of the tunnel. Thank you for sharing with us here at "Tell Me a Story" Oh yes, congratulations on your new granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteAmen my friend.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy I stopped by...your post explained exactly how I have felt lately...in a tight place....it is encouraging to be reminded that Jesus is right there....My tight place is not so cramped anymore and soon I will have wiggle around room :)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy I stopped by...your post explained exactly how I have felt lately...in a tight place....it is encouraging to be reminded that Jesus is right there....My tight place is not so cramped anymore and soon I will have wiggle around room :)
ReplyDeleteGreat lesson, Mary. This made me think of the caterpillar, having to endure the cocoon on its journey to become a butterfly.
ReplyDeleteIt's a girl?!? Yea!!! I'm so thrilled for you all, especially Susana. Can't wait to see pictures and learn her name!
Hugs,
Myra