Little boy, barely old enough to talk. A tiny guy of few words, he was always lovable. The last of three, he was definitely spoiled not only by his parents but by his two older brothers, one by 5 1/2 years the other by 11. He followed them around like a puppy, emulating their every move.
He was everybody’s baby, passed around endlessly at church, fought over by teenage girls way before his time, with little blond curls that were just too hard to resist.
But when exhaustion had set in and he couldn’t take another step, he would melt everyone’s heart with two little words when he would come running up to you, arms open wide like a funnel and say, “Holdju! Holdju!”
Whoever happened to be the recipient of his affection at the time would lean over, scoop him up and immediately that little head would plop on your shoulder. Victory.
He knew where to go, he knew what to do, he even knew what to say.
Hold you.
Do you? Know where to run when exhaustion has taken over your body, your mind and your very soul?
Do you? Know what to do when you cannot take another step, feel like your world is crashing in and even those closest to you can’t help?
Do you? Know what to say, how to cry out for help and be assured of a response?
When we have reached the end of our rope and are so overwhelmed with LIFE, Jesus is just waiting. Waiting for us to give in, to come running and to surrender to Him! He wants to scoop us up in His everlasting arms and give us the comfort, strength and peace that we so desperately need. “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms!” Deuteronomy 33:27
Hold you, Jesus? Yes, if we can reach up and call on His name, He will respond.
Don’t be afraid to let Jesus know your need.
Reach up, call out and let Him holdju.
What a blessing they miss indeed! Hugs back at ya ♥
Thank you, Holly. Appreciate you!
I think there are a lot of little ones who use that phrase 🙂 it is so precious. So glad the Lord reaches down to us!
Thank you so much for visiting. God bless!
Oh yes! There are so many discouraged believers out there that fear coming to God because they’ve not followed wholeheartedly or have habitual sin in their lives, but what a blessing they miss, Nannette! Jesus certainly with “Holdju.” I imagine it every day as I pray and it’s so very comforting! Hugs to ya, girlfriend!
Love love love this! And love the visual of us asking Jesus to “holdju”! Thanks for sharing this with us at Testimony Tuesday, Nannette! Much love.
We have a beloved little one at church who reaches up with a “holdju” too! What a precious thought that the Lord is ready to pick us up too!
Great words…. thought provoking. Thank you for sharing this. 🙂
You are so welcome, Patty! So glad you stopped by today.
Yes they can, Joanne. Thank you for taking time to comment friend. ♥
Coincidences or divine appointments? lol…thank you for stopping by. It is exciting to see your little ones grow up, even though each new season brings its disappointments and sadness too. We have to focus on the triumphs and thank God for memories! I need Him to hold me every single day. Bless you.
How sweet of you to say so! Love your story here, how precious is that! Thank you so much for sharing. Blessings. ♥
Thank you for stopping by!! Brings back memories doesn’t it? I’ve seen lots of little ones do that and always makes me want to go grab them and scoop them up! Blessings!
I’m afraid that independent streak takes over pretty early in life, unfortunately. But He is there regardless. ♥
Amen. Thank you, Heather!
Beautiful, Sharon that you still have a longing for Jesus! I reach for Him with HOLDJU arms…love that. Love you too. ♥
He does me too, Andrea. Thank you for stopping by. I am trying to catch up with everyone today. ♥
Thanks for the linkup Kate. Blessings!
Love this. Thank you for sharing!
Nannette, what a sweet memory and message for us all today! It’s amazing what little children can teach us. Even more amazing, is the way in which those lessons stick – even years later. I am so glad you remembered and shared this today. Blessings!
Oh my! I was just reading your post and saw your name come up in a notification as a comment on my own blog. How wonderful!
I so enjoyed reading this message. It, too, brought tears to my eyes thinking of how swiftly I will no longer hear the words “holdju” from my youngest. God might have other plans, but it seems like this might be the last and that He is moving us on to new phases of life as we raise children rather than babies. It’s exciting and wonderful, yet sad all at the same time. I find myself more and more asking Jesus to hold me. Perhaps though…not often enough. Thank you for this beautiful reminder.
your blog is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stops on fridays! loved this. i remember when my now almost 16 year old was toddling around, arms outstretched, saying “Pick me up, pick me up.” I was great with child #4… very great… and going to language school full time… and exhausted. I sat down, leaned over to her and pulled her up into my lap and asked here, “Honey, what are you gonna do if some day, Mama just can’t pick you up?” She smiled and snuggled in and said, “Dat’s okay. Jesus’ll pick me up den.”
Outta the mouths of babes…
Visiting from Mel’s today. I had to come over. Our nephew used to say “holdju” too. What a blessing it is to know Who to turn to when we need to be held. Blessings!
Beautiful! When does this independence streak take over in us and make it so hard to say “I need help” or “Hold me”? How comforting to know we can always say that to Jesus and he’ll be there for us!
Precious! There is nothing more comforting than knowing that Jesus is holding me. Thank you, Nannette.
Oh so precious. I still long for Jesus like I did when I was a child. And yes, I reach for him with *holdju* arms that need His comfort so much.
Thanks for making me feel *little* again in all the right ways…
GOD BLESS!
A childlike faith … God keeps bringing me to this necessity! Thank you for such a beautiful picture of the Father’s love.
Blessings to you!
Andrea
So sweet. Wonderful message.