A little boy spent a week with his grandparents who were farmers. Everyday the little boy sat on his grandpa's lap as they drove out on the tractor to work in the fields. The little boy's grandparents told him how much help he had been and that they couldn't wait for him to be with them again. The little boy was so convinced that he had been such an enormous help that he prayed for his grandparents at a church prayer meeting, "Dear God, please help my grandparents with all the work they have to do since I am not there. They need me so badly."
Becoming Little Children
A little boy spent a week with his grandparents who were farmers. Everyday the little boy sat on his grandpa's lap as they drove out on the tractor to work in the fields. The little boy's grandparents told him how much help he had been and that they couldn't wait for him to be with them again. The little boy was so convinced that he had been such an enormous help that he prayed for his grandparents at a church prayer meeting, "Dear God, please help my grandparents with all the work they have to do since I am not there. They need me so badly."
Who Can You Trust?
A local business has the following sign posted near the cash register: “In God we trust, all others pay cash.”
It seems to me that sentiment also applies to personal relationships. As our creator, sustainer and deliver God is worthy of all our trust, whether we understand his ways or not. People, however, are a different story.
Present or Impatient?
Learning to walk with God means living in the present moment. When God first called his chosen people, he led them into a wilderness and fed them with manna. God provided for each day only. Any extra the people gathered became useless. God designed it that way so his children would learn to trust and depend on him day by day and moment by moment. In times of discouragement I’ve been strengthened by how the old hymn goes: Day by day and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet my trials here. Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no cause for worry or for fear. He who’s heart is kind beyond all measure gives unto each day what he deems best. And remember Abraham. He too walked with God by faith. He didn’t know where he was going but he knew who he was following.