. . . Your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139:10 NIV

For the past few days, Keith and Krysten Getty’s hymn, “He Will Hold Me Fast,” has been playing in the background of my mind, strengthening my heart. 

Yesterday morning, I used Gemini, the AI tool, to ask for some biblical verses to support the claim that God will hold on tightly to me.  Psalm 139 was one of several.

These days, in April 2026, wars of all kinds and degrees unsettle me, especially the one around Iran.  Closer to home, I’m traveling today.  Every flight I take quickly reminds me that I control very little, whether planes, people, or my cats. Sometimes I can’t even restrain my mouth!

Were I not a follower of Jesus, these kinds of reality checks would scare or even depress me. They don’t. This morning I actually experienced a settling peace. Because Christ permanently resides in me, not only do I enjoy His presence, but His promises belong to me as well.

I am slowly learning to live by the truth that trying to control details is futile, exhausting and unending.  

No matter how the war goes (and I pray God will bring it to an end soon), whether my flights today are delayed or cancelled, I know Christ will hold me fast. I’ll trade certainty, that ‘needing to know how things will turn out’ for settled assurance that God is more than enough for the day.