Have you ever been on pins and needles?

Physically, our hands or feet may become numb. When we move them, a feeling like pins and needles runs through them. That tingle results from the blood returning.

On pins and needles emotionally means nervous or anxious.

We get tense.

That often occurs when we wait for results such as:

• School exams
• Medical tests
• Job applications

We wonder what will happen.

Few of us like uncertainty, so we tie ourselves in knots while we wait for the next shoe to drop. An unknown often makes us more nervous than a known problem.

Anniversaries of difficult times also make us anxious.

• The death of a loved one
• A family tragedy
• Accidents

This expression occasionally appears as sitting on pins and needles.

The meaning remains the same.

God offers the best cure for uncertainty.

Rather than pins and needles, God provides peace and rest.

“In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly” (Psalm 5:3 NIV).

Thanks to Laura Lee Leathers for the suggestion.

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