Tonight, I was reminded to keep messages close to my heart. Because you never know when you might get to share something with someone.

Tonight, on a sound board, there came a spider. My friend was going to kill it and I instantly thought, No wait! I’ll get it and move it. He was super confused as to why I didn’t want to kill a spider.

A while back, God used a spider to get my attention.

At the time a couple months ago, I sat on my garage concrete floor, crying and thinking of ways to permanently quiet the horrid thoughts that kept pouring through my mind, I was gripping my head begging God for help.

I can’t do it, I kept repeating.

I can’t. I can’t hurt again, I can’t handle it.

So much hurtful noise was going through my head as I tried to read my Bible in front of me. I tried praying, but my mind would start thinking about the chaos and hurt again. Cutting me off, as I was trying to get close to the Lord.

When suddenly, on the box I was using as a small table for my Bible, came a little tiny spider. My eyes became so focused on it that my thoughts seemed to instantly stop. I watched this little guy, and even said,

‘I won’t hurt you, just please don’t hurt me.’

He got into a little resting spot and I continued to watch him. My mind completely off my troubles for the moment, I placed my Bible in my lap and tried to Google what kind of spider it was. Irrelevant, but then I wondered if there was a mention of a spider in the Bible. It continued to sit there with me. I was using my Bible app, and there it was.

In Proverbs 30:28 KJV, it says, “The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.”

This verse is part of a series of observations about small creatures that, despite their size, display wisdom or skill. The spider’s ability to inhabit even grand places, like a king’s palace, can remind us that determination and resourcefulness can lead to unexpected successes. In life, like the spider, we might find ourselves in challenging situations, but with perseverance and faith, we can achieve great things.

I just wanted to praise the Lord in this and thank him for quieting my mind and showing me his message. Tears of humbleness and thankfulness filled my eyes as I am nothing but he rescues me every time. I am so blessed and thankful to have such a loving and caring God that saved me, that will never give up on me, never leave me, and always give me hope.

God will always be there for us, when we think we cannot endure whatever is happening in our lives, he will get us through it. It’s a promise you can always count on.

So now, when I see a spider, I am reminded to be still in a large place, and listen to where God is guiding me.