Learning to Lean...

I was reminded of an old Hymn we used to sing fairly often at church when I was a young girl called "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms". Here are the lyrics:






What a fellowship, what a joy divine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.




Refrain




Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;

Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.




O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

O how bright the path grows from day to day,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.




Refrain




What have I to dread, what have I to fear,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.




Refrain



As I read over these lyrics I remember being a little girl and I always enjoyed singing this song because it reminded me of sitting on my daddys lap and how safe and secure I felt being in those arms and how neat it was that God is like that too. Now as an adult, its funny how difficult it is to remember that! I think we often forget as adults that we still have that "Daddy" to lean on in our Heavenly Father. He is there to give us the strength, comfort, and peace we need. I look at the last verse "What have I to dread, what have I to fear" and I'm reminded that with God we have absolutely NOTHING to fear or dread!



I am going to have to keep reminding myself of that fact and this song going into my doctor appointment today. I had a "spell" at work last night, felt dizzy, hot, etc. and when I called the doctor's office to try to make an appointment (which I was planning on doing even before the spell) I mentioned it and they kind of freaked me out with their response. The receptionist put me on hold, when she came back she told me she had taken it to my doctor's assistant and they would be calling me back. When the assistant called me back she said my doctor "really wanted to see me" and "if you have any more problems or get worse call us back and we'll probably have to go to the ER". Um Yikes!! Way to freak me out! So needless to say, I now have an appointment this afternoon with my doctor and I am a little nervous about what she may tell me or want to do next. Going into this appointment I will just have to remember to "Lean on the Everlasting Arms"! But boy, when you're a strong, stubborn girl (especially a nurse that thinks she has it figured out), it's not easy to learn to lean! If only it was as easy as when I was a little girl and I just loved to crawl into my daddy's lap. For today, I'll try to keep this song in mind and lean on our Heavenly Father for comfort and strength!