Jeremiah 13:11 says,
"For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the Lord, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’"
I have spent most of my life searching for my place. Where do I belong? Where do I fit? This journey to find my place has gotten me into a lot of trouble at times. And even when I felt the Lord telling me where I belong, which is close to Him, I ignored it because that wasn't where I wanted to be. That wouldn't give me popularity or tons of friends. So I ran away. I ran fast and hard from where I knew I was supposed to be.
In this passage, God is talking to Jeremiah and He has him do a little experiment as a visual for a lesson He was trying to teach Israel. God tells Jeremiah to put a sash around his waist and then later He tells him to put the sash in a rock by the water. When Jeremiah picks up the sash again, he sees that it is ruined and worthless, profitable for nothing.
This hit me so hard. All my life I have been wanting to know where I belong and here it is. I have been designed to cling to my Lord and Savior. When I stay where I belong, I have a purpose and place. But when I run from Him, I end up where I wasn't designed to be. I end up in the muck and become ruined, losing my purpose. God has called us to be His people. He has designed us to cling to Him but when we choose to stop listening to Him, we end up where we don't belong.
I am so thankful that I have finally found my place. After years of running and searching, I have realized that apart from God, I can do nothing(John 15:5). My desire is to never leave this place again. Something that encourages me is that God wants me to cling to Him. That's the purpose that He has given me.
We are called to cling.
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