Carry Me, Daddy!
Recently I took my kids out for a bike ride
along Spearfish Creek on the north side of town. Occasionally, we would stop and walk into the
tall grasses to look at some of the old irrigation troughs that were installed
long ago to make Spearfish a nice green place to live.
My two girls are big enough to charge
through the tall grasses, but my two year old was a little hesitant as the
grasses reached over his head. Armed
with a stick, he mustered the bravest face he could and ventured into the tall
grasses. He made a valiant effort, but
after struggling for a couple minutes and getting poked in the finger by a
burr, he stopped, stuck out his hands and said, “Daddy, carry me please!” Of
course I want him to be brave, but I was also honored that he reached out to me
for help.
We want to follow our heavenly Father
bravely through whatever trials and challenges are before us, but sometimes
they seem so far over our heads, we quickly get overwhelmed. There is no shame in crying out to our
heavenly Father for help. He lives to
carry us through and he never abandons us even when we feel like we are in over
our heads.
King David shared these comforting words
from our gracious God: “Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver
you and you will honor me” (Psalm 50:15).
Through his Son, Jesus, our great God has given us victories far
greater than the challenges we face on a daily basis, but he loves us enough to
be concerned about even the smallest of them.
Are you going through something “big” right now? Or maybe you are surrounded by a whole lot of
“little” challenges in your daily life.
None of them are too small or big to ask your heavenly Father’s help
with. Daddy, carry me! When he carries us, we can see our troubles
from his perspective and we can honor his love for us. In his arms we can see that he is leading us
to good places. Daddy, carry me! 
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