White Knuckles
“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts
when God pries your fingers open." - Corrie Ten Boom
When a crisis hits (for example, an unplanned pandemic), we usually respond one of three ways: fight, flight or freeze. Worry, anxiety and insecurity can replace peace, joy and patience. Instead of being full of faith, we can become full of fear. We desperately hold on to what we have instead of surrendering it. When we grip tightly to the things we can’t control, we quickly get white knuckles. Usually we don’t see them turn white, but everyone around us does!