Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 673
March 5, 2024///
This is March and it seems like it was January 1st just yesterday.
Are you like me and wonder where the time went. If we are not careful, our good intentions just stay that: our good intentions!
Sometimes the things we need to do or want to do just stay our good intentions.
Discipline is hard, but if we just ask God every day to help us do what we can that day and commit our way and out task to Him and we will find we get more done.
Of course, you have all heard the saying,” how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
That sounds funny but there is so much truth in it in our lives. The task that seems so overwhelming can be managed a little at a time. One small bite.
I used to be guilty of trying to do a major task all at one time and became discouraged because it was so big.
I had to then conclude that a small amount of time each day will take a bite out until it is finished.
We will never be finished growing Spiritually and in the knowledge of our Savior, but the same rule applies anyway.
Even a small amount of time spent each reading the Bible, praying, and committing everything you are to the Lord Jesus will keep you growing and make your day much more productive and peaceful!
Please keep that in mind as you read this story:
There once was a king who decided to do a little experiment. He had a giant boulder put right in the middle of the street. He then hid near the boulder to see who, if anyone, would try to move it out of the way.
First, some wealthy merchants walked by. They walked around the boulder, complaining that the king hadn’t been maintaining the roads very well.
Next, a peasant walked by, heading home with his arms full of food for his family. When he noticed the boulder, he put his groceries down and attempted to move it out of everyone’s way. It took him a while to move it, but he eventually succeeded.
After the peasant gathered up his groceries to carry on home, he noticed a bag lying in the middle of the road, just where the boulder once was.
He opened the bag to find that it was stuffed full of gold coins, along with a letter from the king saying that the bag’s gold was a reward for the peasant to keep.
The king gave this gift because the peasant had taken the time and energy to move the boulder out of the road for the convenience of others who would be traveling the road in the future.
Apply that to your walk with Jesus. If we do our best to move the boulder from our time with the Lord rather than complain that we are just too busy, we will be rewarded with blessings and will clear the way for others to find Jesus as we let the light of His love shine through.
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV 1900)
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings as eagles;
They shall run, and not be weary;
And they shall walk, and not faint.
Exodus 14:14 (KJV 1900)
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
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Father, may we be diligent about spending time with you each day. You will cause us to flourish and walk in peace. You will be our strength and our foundation, and we can walk in confidence and affect lives around us for good. I ask the in Jesus’ name. Amen!
THOUGHTS FROM SKYDIVING MEMAW 