A New Nail for my Scarf Rack

I looked at the two nails on the wall about two inches apart.  One was old and rusty, one was new and silver.  I had heard about people stepping on rusty nails and getting infected or having to get a shot.  I shivered at the thought of the rusty nail, even in the wall.  I decided to go with the new nail.  I hung my vintage scarf rack up and stood back and looked with admiration.  I did it - on my own!  My husband would be so proud.  (Even though I used an existing nail - LOL!)

I unpacked my scarves and washed them and ironed them and then color-coded them.  As soon as they were ready I began hanging them.  The last scarf, my latest splurge, still had its tags on it.  I hung it and stepped back to look and, CRASSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH.   My clean, ironed and color-coded scarves were now on the floor in the bottom of my closet along with some flakes of sheetrock.

Kurt heard the crash.  As he ran to my closet upstairs, I explained what happened.  There was a gaping hole in the wall where the new and silver nail fell out.  I started cleaning up my mess.

"This nail wasn't in a stud," he explained.
I tried to look like I understood, slowly nodding my head. "Ok."

"Behind the sheetrock there is a wood frame.  If you're going to hang anything that is heavy or holding weight, you need to make sure the nail is in the stud.  If not, it will just rip through the sheet rock.  You should just use this old nail.  It's in the stud already."

My scarves weren't precious to me or even breakable.  But what if I had hung something more valuable on that new nail?  New Silver Nail or Old Rusty Nail, just make sure it's in the right place.

Are you secure?  Are you planted on a firm foundation?  Do you have an anchor?  

There is SOMEONE hanging on you.  If you fall, they will fall also.

This picture was from the blog Heynowwhoanow

^{Isaiah 22:23-25}

²³ And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

²⁴ And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.

²⁵ In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.