Psalms 94:18 When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. ESV Bible

Sometime when going through the difficulties of life it may seem that we are walking on a slippery slope. The troubles and trials seem to be about to cause us to slip from our faith. We may begin to think within ourselves that there is no use for us to keep our faith.

But at that moment, just as we feel ourself slipping we suddenly recall the unending steadfast love that God has for us. We feel His mighty hand reach down and lift us up out of the muck and mire of life and circumstances. Suddenly we know that He, in His great love for us, has lifted us up and begun to carry us to victory.

Jesus taught us that if we are that lost sheep out on the slippery mountain trail about to slip and fall down the cliff, He the Good Shepherd, will leave the ninety nine and come to find us. He will us His staff to grab on to us and pull us to safety. He will than place us on His shoulder and carry us back to the fold.