Those hands! I could say so much about them. I love those hands and the man that they belong to. I’ve been holding this hand for over 26 years and on this day, 25 years ago, I placed a ring on his hand, as he did on mine, and we said “I do!” This is the hand of my husband and the father of my children.
Nobody knows those hands like I do and what they have been through. Those hands speak volumes to me. They tell stories of injuries and work, lots of work. They also could tell stories of babies held and comforted, fevers cooled, casts signed (LOL), tears wiped, and hugs and tickles given. Those hands have shot and caught plenty of game, most for food and some for sport. They have also demonstrated how to fix and repair just about everything, as well as built not only the homes of others, but our own. They are hands that have disciplined and they have applauded.
Those hands have been folded in prayer and raised in praise. Those hands are the closest reminder I have to what the hands of my Heavenly Father are like. Jesus himself worked in carpentry. His hands knew work. His hands knew love, and when I look at the hands of my husband, I get just a glimpse of The Father.
Maybe you don’t have this kind of example in your life. Quite possibly you have struggled with the idea of how God fits into your life because your earthly examples have been less than ideal. I’m sorry for that. I’m sorry that this world has let you down. But, “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?” Numbers 23:19.
One thing that I know for sure, God won’t let you down. He is our friend and He is our Father. He loves, yet He disciplines. He comforts and He protects. He is just, yet He is merciful. He guides and He provides.
If you don’t know God like this, you can. Ask Him to be your Father, your husband and your friend today. We are His bride. We were made to serve, love and live for Him. Without Him, we will always be lacking and have a void that we cannot fill. Isaiah 62:5, “For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.” He loves you and He wants to be all this and more for you; you need only call out to Him today.
Today, we will celebrate a life that has been built by these hands and the hands of God. We would not be here today had it not been that the hand of God was on us and with us. We’ve been through so much and there have been many opportunities to let go and walk away. Life has been tough sometimes. We have definitely lived our vows! Letting go would have made the enemy so happy, I’m sure. But the day we decided, we decided. There’s no other hand for me. I’ll hold his hand as long as I live, because I know that as I hold his hand, he is holding the hand of the Father and those hands are all I need.
Happy 25th wedding anniversary to us! I love you, G!
Heather
I so enjoy your messages and this one is no exception!
My loving husband will have been gone now 25 years in July but reading your thoughts about His hands reminded me that even though he’s no longer here with me physically, I still feel his presence spiritually each day. I will always have wonderful memories of our time together and have Our Heavenly Father’s promise of another grander life we will share with Him!
God bless you both on your 25th Anniversary and many more to come!
Thank you!
What a beautiful analogy of God’s hands and how we can count on Him at every turn in our lives. He is always there for us no matter what the circumstance.
Yes! He’s a good father!!
What a wonderful testimony of perserverance through love and total commitment. We can all claim this blessing. How you might ask?
“HOLD TO GODS UNCHANGING HAND”.
Unc.
Yes! His hands! If we will just hold on!