Our Balance Beam

“The question is: do you have someone ready to steady you?”

“Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.” Exodus 17:11-12 (ESV)

I watched my toddler as he tried to wobble across the balance beam for the first time. He was nervous yet determined to get from point A to point B. With each tiny step, his little body became more and more wobbly. Seconds before his feet slipped, I reached out and held his arm. He was steadied. 

Moms, we may not wobble across a physical balance beam, but isn’t this our everyday life? 

Maybe it’s life’s circumstances, an endless to-do list, or self-placed expectations we’re so desperately trying to get through. Whatever it is, we, as moms, wobble across our very own balance beam. There are times we are steady, times we are wobbly, and times we fall. As much as we’d like to think we can be steady all the time, it’s not reality. We will wobble and even fall at times. The question is: do you have someone ready to steady you?

Moses’ very own balance beam comes in the form of physical self-preservation. If his hands were lowered, the Amaleks would prevail against Israel. Moses was physically and mentally weary, exhausted. God placed Aaron and Hur in Moses’ life, in that very moment, to steady his arms. “…Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side” (verse 12). He was steadied. If Moses decided to do it all on his own without Aaron and Hur by his side, I’m curious as to how scripture would continue.

Moms, are you trying to do life alone? Are you wobbling across your balance beam? Are you clinging to your last ounce of energy to avoid falling? Have you fallen?

God doesn’t want you to do life alone. As a matter of fact, God designed us to do life in and through relationships. We need community, a community that finds steadiness in God. We need each other. 

Who will steady you as you walk across your balance beam?

Action Steps: 

• Pray and ask God to reveal individuals He’s placed in your life. Take that step and start connecting with them. Be purposed in your connection. 

• If you don’t have a community of moms or want to pour into a community, consider joining the Motherhood Meets Faith online community. 

Written by Amy, mom of 2 boys

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