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Lord, Prop Us Up

When I read something like this, it makes me sit back and take note. Sometimes I need a little nudge to realize that there is ALWAYS Someone walking with me, guiding me, loving me. Sometimes we all need a little reminder and since we all have a “leanin’ side” we must always remember to ask the Lord to ‘prop us up’ from time to time. I don’t know who wrote this, but I certainly thank him/her for shining some light into my day.

‘Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old deacon who always prayed, ‘Lord, prop us up on our leanin’ side.’ After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.

He answered, ‘Well sir, you see, it’s like this… I got an old barn out back. It’s been there a long time; it’s withstood a lot of weather; it’s gone through a lot of storms, and it’s stood for many years.

It’s still standing. But one day I noticed it was leaning to one side a bit..

So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn’t fall.

Then I got to thinking about that and how much I was like that old barn… I’ve been around a long time.

I’ve withstood a lot of life’s storms. I’ve withstood a lot of bad weather in life, I’ve withstood a lot of hard times, and I’m still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side from time to time, so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up on our leaning side, ’cause I figure a lot of us get to leaning at times.

Sometimes we get to leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward cussing, leaning toward jealousy, leaning toward gossip, leaning toward a lot of things that we shouldn’t .. So we need to pray, “Lord, prop us up on our leaning side, so we will stand straight and tall again, to glorify the Lord.”’

If you stare at this barn for a second you will see who will help us stand straight and tall again.

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11 Responses to “Lord, Prop Us Up”

1. Barbara, on May 21st, 2009 at 8:28 pm Said:

   This is so true and so beautiful! Thanks for sharing it!

2. Judy, on May 21st, 2009 at 10:38 pm Said:

   Hi Barb…Yes, we all need propped up quite often. Always good to be reminded. Nice to see you.

   Judys last blog post..Lord, Prop Us Up

3. Sharon, on May 22nd, 2009 at 3:47 am Said:

   This is a beautiful post! Thank you so much for the reminder! I love the prayer! You know, we all need to be propped up on our leaning side from time to time. . . thank you for this post!

4. Judy, on May 22nd, 2009 at 8:59 am Said:

   Hi Sharon…I’m so glad you enjoyed it. We all need a little nudge every now and again.

   Judys last blog post..Lord, Prop Us Up

5. Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry", on May 23rd, 2009 at 5:40 am Said:

   Very cool barn picture! That is so neat! Great thought about needing God to prop us up!

   Karen, author of “My Funny Dad, Harry”s last blog post..Father’s Day Contest: Who Knows Harry Best?

6. Judy, on May 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 am Said:

   Hi Karen…It took me several seconds to see the picture on the barn, but once you find Him, He’ll always be visible to you. Nice to see you.

   Judys last blog post..Lord, Prop Us Up

7. Blog Angel a.k.a. Joella, on May 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 am Said:

   Hi I just stopped by to drop on your Entrecard and wanted to let you know that you have been added to Blog Angel’s All Above the Crease Drop List . I created the list because I was sick of wasting time trying to find people’s Ecards. You and everyone on the list has their Entrecards in an easy to find location. Stop by and check it out.

8. Judy, on May 23rd, 2009 at 1:09 pm Said:

   Thanks Joella for including me in your list! And thanks for the drop as well.

   Judys last blog post..Lord, Prop Us Up

9. FishHawk, on May 23rd, 2009 at 6:02 pm Said:

   That is indeed a very cool barn picture, and the entire article is a blessing. I’m glad He got me to stop and pay attention to what He gave you to say this time around.

   FishHawks last blog post..Bittersweet Refinements: XXIV-XXVI

10. Judy, on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm Said:

    Hi FishHawk and welcome. He often gives us a little nudge in the right direction, doesn’t He?

    Judys last blog post..Lord, Prop Us Up

11. ANN, on September 29th, 2009 at 11:11 pm Said:

    I ENJOY READING ALOT AT DIFFRENT TIMES IN MY LIFE. I TO NEED TO BE PROP UP ON MY LEANING SIDE FROM TIME TO TIME FROM THE THINGS I GO THROUGH. I AM THANKFUL THAT I HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN PROP ME UP WHEN I NEED IT.