Friday, March 6, 2009

The Horse and Cart Conundrum












Do you ever sense you’re working too hard at something?

I do.

A thought in the back of my mind whispers, “Stop and think, you’re going about it all wrong.” But another though shouts, “You don’t have time to stop and think! It will work — you just have to try harder.”

Finally, when I’m exhausted, I wonder... Is it time to try something else? Now here’s a thought! Perhaps if I relied less on myself — and more on Someone else — things would work out.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your path straight.
–Proverbs 3:5-6, NASB

Thy word is a lamp to my feet (that’s for now!),
And a light to my path (that’s for later!).
–Psalm 119:105, NASB

I thank God He left an instruction manual or I’d still be pushing on the … uh… wrong end!