A funny story tells about an old lady who was living in the village.
She had never owned nor even been in a car before. One day, she was
returning home from the market carrying a big heavy basket on her head, when
a rich man riding his car passed by. Kindly, he offered to drive the
lady to her home. She thanked him and got into the car with her basket
On the way, the man glanced at the lady in the mirror, still holding
her basket over her head. Astonished, he asked her to lay the basket down
in the car and rest. The old lady naively replied, "Oh my son, your car
is carrying me; this is enough, I should not burden it carrying my
basket too!" What an innocently funny response!
We sometimes do the same with God. Everyday, God carries us during the
day. Still, we insist on carrying our heavy baskets of worries and fear
of the future, for family, kids, spouses, money, jobs, etc... We are
carried by Almighty Hands, watched over by Sleepless Eyes and God plans
our future. Let us then relax and lay down everything in God's Hands.
The old lady, if she agreed to lay down the basket, would have to carry
it again when she returned home. But the beautiful thing about God is
that once we cast our heavy basket in His Hands we do not need to think
about it anymore.
"Delight yourself also in the LORD,
and He shall give you the desires of your heart."
(Psalm 37:4) A funny story tells about an old lady who was living in the village.
She had never owned nor even been in a car before. One day, she was
returning home from the market carrying a big heavy basket on her head, when
a rich man riding his car passed by. Kindly, he offered to drive the
lady to her home. She thanked him and got into the car with her basket
On the way, the man glanced at the lady in the mirror, still holding
her basket over her head. Astonished, he asked her to lay the basket down
in the car and rest. The old lady naively replied, "Oh my son, your car
is carrying me; this is enough, I should not burden it carrying my
basket too!" What an innocently funny response!
We sometimes do the same with God. Everyday, God carries us during the
day. Still, we insist on carrying our heavy baskets of worries and fear
of the future, for family, kids, spouses, money, jobs, etc... We are
carried by Almighty Hands, watched over by Sleepless Eyes and God plans
our future. Let us then relax and lay down everything in God's Hands.
The old lady, if she agreed to lay down the basket, would have to carry
it again when she returned home. But the beautiful thing about God is
that once we cast our heavy basket in His Hands we do not need to think
about it anymore.
"Delight yourself also in the LORD,
and He shall give you the desires of your heart."
(Psalm 37:4)
Posted By Nitz in Orkut.com
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".
Phil 4:13
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2 comments:
rightly said Jeffie.man's gotten so conditioned thinkin of his worries dat he doesnt realise that this is God's way of testin hw much we trust him!
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