God did not let you go

楚柔

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a
little boy decided to go for a swim in the old
swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive
into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving

behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam
towards the middle of the lake, an alligator was
swimming toward the shore. His father working in the
yard saw the two as they got closer and closer >
together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water,
yelling to his son as loudly as he could.

Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and
made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late.
Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached
him. From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy
by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs.
That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two.
The alligator was much stronger than the father,
butthe father was much too passionate to let go. A
farmer
happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from
his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the

little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred
by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms,

were deep scratches where his father's fingernails
dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son

he loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after
the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The
boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious
pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms.
I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them
because my dad wouldn't let go."

You and I can identify with that little boy. We have
scars, too. No, not

from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past.
Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us
deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are
because
God has refused to let go. In the midst of your
struggle, He's been there holding on to you.

The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a
child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for
you in every way. But sometimes we foolishly wade into

dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead.
The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and
we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's
when the tug-of-war! begins and if you have the scars
of His love on your arms be very, very grateful. He
did not and will not ever let you go.

Please pass this on to those you love. God has blessed

you, so that you can be a blessing to others. You just

never know where a person is in his/her life and what
they are going through.

Never judge another persons scars, because you don't
know how they got them. Also, it is soooo important
that we are not selfish to receive ! the blessings of
these messages without forwarding them to someone
else.

Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them,
and you love them too ~~~~~ enough not to let them
go!!!

卿

Sometimes we don't know we are in danger,but our Lord knows,we just need to follow his steps and try to be obedient to him,then we will get a blessing life.

djfashionhl

Amen!
alleluia

jinan

We have scars, too，
the scars of a painful past.
Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us
deep regret.
But, some wounds,are because
God has refused to let go. In the midst of your
struggle, He's been there holding on to you.

gabriel5

have we saw scars of ourself?
jusus has blessed us,and he is blessing us
he has been there holding on to us.
though we hesitate
though we often betray our lord.