Regrip

Hebrews 12:12
So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees.
 
We’ve all had an experience where we were carrying something heavy. During the process, our hands started to hurt, maybe they got a little sweaty, our back started to tighten up, and we needed to take a break. We simply needed to put the object down, get a better grip and keep going. The goal stayed the same, the process stayed the same, and the destination stayed the same. However, the grip that got us to where we were, wouldn’t get us to where we were going. We didn’t quit carrying the load, we simply had to regrip and keep moving. This is also a good approach to have in our Christian walk. There are many things that cause us to lose our grip and we are tempted to quit. The more complex life, leadership, ministry, and relationships get, the weaker our grip can get. However, we must remind ourselves of this: don’t quit, regrip.
 
I remember standing in the back of the church with my dad right before my wedding ceremony. He looked at me and said, “Jesus reached down into the pit and grabbed us, we just need to keep holding on to Him and gripping Him tight, He will take us where we need to go”. It was the best marriage advice I ever received. When things get tough and my grip gets weak, I don’t quit, I regrip. What’s going on in your life that you need to stop and regrip? God has grown me in many seasons where I wanted to quit. Growth typically starts where comfort ends. I wish that wasn’t true, but it is.  We must constantly regrip in athletics, coaching, business, ministry, marriage, parenting, relationships, and in our own life struggles. My encouragement to you today when you get tired, weary, worn out, and are ready to bail, is this: don’t quit, regrip. After all, Jesus has taken hold of us, and His grip never tires.
 
Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.