"You got me"
It amazes me how the exact same words can mean so many different things. this is why context is so important in all forms of communication. It breaks my heart to realize when I , or someone else, have used the Word of God out of context. This is why it is so important to study to shew ourselves approved, workmen that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Take the simple statement, "you got me", and it can be used in so many different ways that show different relationships. I use that phrase with God often. Firstly, I use it to recognize that God has clearly seen where I was trying to hide. "Okay Lord, I really didn't feel like being kind today, and I didn't mean what I said in my heart. You got me." This is my moment of truth that frees me from trying to mask how I really feel. Nothing gets past God anyway. The second "you got me" seems more painful than the first, but to me it is as equally painful as admitting an unwanted truth. This is the post whooping "ouch, you got me." This is when God lovingly puts his hand out to "whip me into shape." This is when God corrects me after warning me of impending shame. In this moment there is repentance from my stubbornness and my submission to God's instruction in my life. The third and more joyful context is when I realize that God understands how I feel. "Lord, you got me. You know how I feel about this situation." This one can also be a little tricky because it can also be used to exclaim my feelings in a negative way. In this context its more of a, "Lord, I can't go on like this! You got me! I am done!" It's a question, but it is also an exclamation. Then there is the wonder and surprise of the hand of God catching me when I am falling which says, "I thought I was going to die for sure that time, but God you got me just in time. Thank you." I can't remember how many times I've said that one, but it's a lot. I make a lot of bad decisions, and every time God reaches down and scoops me up.
This past Wednesday I was worshiping, and I felt the need to reach up. I wasn't reaching up to wave or to pull anything down. I was reaching up to ask God to take my hand like a small child to a parent. My question was, "Have you got me?" This wasn't a condescending exclamation, but a real question as if to someone who was holding my rope before I were to begin climbing a rock or descending from one. I was about to let go, and I just wanted assurance that he's still got me. Then in that very moment I knew, and I said ,"You got me." This time it was a declaration of surety that I was safe in his hands. God has got me in every context, and he's got you too. The word of God puts it this way in Isaiah 41:10, "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed ; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." Thank you God that you've got me.
Take the simple statement, "you got me", and it can be used in so many different ways that show different relationships. I use that phrase with God often. Firstly, I use it to recognize that God has clearly seen where I was trying to hide. "Okay Lord, I really didn't feel like being kind today, and I didn't mean what I said in my heart. You got me." This is my moment of truth that frees me from trying to mask how I really feel. Nothing gets past God anyway. The second "you got me" seems more painful than the first, but to me it is as equally painful as admitting an unwanted truth. This is the post whooping "ouch, you got me." This is when God lovingly puts his hand out to "whip me into shape." This is when God corrects me after warning me of impending shame. In this moment there is repentance from my stubbornness and my submission to God's instruction in my life. The third and more joyful context is when I realize that God understands how I feel. "Lord, you got me. You know how I feel about this situation." This one can also be a little tricky because it can also be used to exclaim my feelings in a negative way. In this context its more of a, "Lord, I can't go on like this! You got me! I am done!" It's a question, but it is also an exclamation. Then there is the wonder and surprise of the hand of God catching me when I am falling which says, "I thought I was going to die for sure that time, but God you got me just in time. Thank you." I can't remember how many times I've said that one, but it's a lot. I make a lot of bad decisions, and every time God reaches down and scoops me up.
This past Wednesday I was worshiping, and I felt the need to reach up. I wasn't reaching up to wave or to pull anything down. I was reaching up to ask God to take my hand like a small child to a parent. My question was, "Have you got me?" This wasn't a condescending exclamation, but a real question as if to someone who was holding my rope before I were to begin climbing a rock or descending from one. I was about to let go, and I just wanted assurance that he's still got me. Then in that very moment I knew, and I said ,"You got me." This time it was a declaration of surety that I was safe in his hands. God has got me in every context, and he's got you too. The word of God puts it this way in Isaiah 41:10, "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed ; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." Thank you God that you've got me.
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