Hangin’ Around

These workers give new definition to hangin’ around!

I am learning to take a photo of anything interesting the first time I see it. I have learned the hard way it may not be there again or you may not ever get back to it. I even bought a new phone last year with that idea in mind. When I saw these fellas hanging off the side of a very large glass building I had to capture it.

Hangin’ around may sound like not much is happening, but often times in life it is all we have left in us for a season. Maybe we have come up against so many obstacles that we are tempted to give up all together. But deep down inside we know better than to give up on God.

Then it happens. We were on the edge of hopelessness and ‘all of a sudden’ there is a shift. We hung on long enough for God to break through! Maybe it is a small thing to others, but it was an unspoken prayer we were afraid to voice because we did not want to be disappointed …again.

But we hung around. Perhaps a friend we have not heard from in months or years reaches out. They listen, understand and do not try to fix us or our circumstances. We “know” God prompted them. We both are greatly encouraged!

Maybe after a season of blocks, barriers and barrages full of lies that we are not worthy, we finally muster up the courage to step out in faith. Instead of more failure, that we hoped would not come but we braced ourselves for, we are blessed with break through that surpasses our expectations.

Hangin’ around can serve as a season of rest. We may feel we are hanging by a thread…but take a breath. Take a few breaths. Watch, wait, listen and do not lose hope. This too shall pass! It always does….