This morning as I woke up, my mind went back more than three decades to when Mike and I were dating. He was running the YMCA on Queen Victoria Street and I was wrapping up my Midwifery qualification at Mowbray Maternity Hospital in Observatory. While working there, I was staying at Somerset Hospital Nurses’ Home. I remember working night duty and sometimes, after a stressful night of work, after I got off duty I would stop by the Y and say good morning to Mike. He was (and still is) a night owl. He would go to bed after midnight and wake up close to 8am. I would get there just after 7am and would go upstairs to his room (even though it was against Y rules) and I would snuggle up next to him. I remember some torrid nights, where a baby’s life hung in the balance. I was 21 and it was overwhelming responsibility for me. But when I was snuggled up next to him, I felt safe, secure and comforted.
A few months later we married, but no amount of time that has passed has taken away that special memory and whenever I snuggle up next to him, I remember it.
We live in a world where fear is all around us. Insecurity, uncertainty and danger seems to be the things we are most concerned about. It is very difficult to shake those thoughts and feelings off.
God does not want us to feel insecure, uncertain and fearful. He wants us to know we can trust Him. He has our backs and we need not fear. I don’t know how to grasp that except to turn my mind back and apply the same experience I had when snuggled up next to Mike, to my relationship with God. When I slipped into Mike’s bed, my stressful circumstances hadn’t changed. I just had someone to comfort me.
That’s what God does. He sees our insecurities and challenges. He reaches out and draws us close and wraps His arms around us and offers us safety, security and comfort. When we imagine that is what He is doing, we find solace and peace in His arms.
Psalm 63:8
I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.
God is faithful. He will comfort you. 
#214 of my 1000 thanks is for Mike’s birthday tomorrow and we get to go play golf. 🙂
These are the days!
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂