God Holds Me Up
Blake Anderson
At the end of every podcast, we like to ask our guests to share what God has been teaching them in this season of life. Blake Anderson, Head Coach of Arkansas State Football, shared how he keeps his hope in a steadfast God.
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. - Isaiah 41:10
With the time of life that I've been in, the thing that keeps coming to me is Isaiah 41:10, which says that I'm not alone and that God is going to strengthen me. He's going to hold me up. He's gonna get me through.
My father is actually not expected to make it through the next month or two. He's dying as well. Very similar to what Wendy went through. He's on oxygen 24 hours a day and has been bedridden down with lung disease. So I've been clinging to that scripture for the last two years as Wendy was battling cancer. And I'm clinging to it again and just knowing that he's holding this up and that he's gonna get us through it.
I’m trying to cling to the faith that even when he takes my father home as well, that I'm going to spend eternity with him. And that's very clear to me in the scripture. The second that he takes his last breath, he's gonna be in the presence of God.
So those are just the things that right now resonate and allows me to take the next step each day to get up and get out of bed and not wallow in the loss of your best friend or the loss of your father, which is inevitable at this point. This verse is one I cling to daily