Notes From Pastor Anthony’s Desk;
Wow, what a last few weeks we have had. It seems as if it
has been just one thing after another and all that we have gotten done is run,
run, and run. I don’t really know if I have gotten anything accomplished in the
last two weeks but it sure isn’t for the lack of effort.
You know sometimes we get so busy that we start to lose
perspective of what is really going on around us and we lose sight of the most
important things in life. Bro. Lanny sent me an e-mail the other day that I
think might help us get things back in order, I know it did for me.
One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he
had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play
with his little boy. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something
to keep him busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine
with a large map of the world on the cover. He had an idea. He removed the map,
and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in
his coat pocket. When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was
ready to play. The man explained that he had extra work to do and couldn't play
just now, but he led the little boy into the dining room, and taking out all
the pieces of the map, he spread them on the table. He
explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could
put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both
play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he
thought. About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay,
it's finished. Can we play now?" The man was surprised, saying,
"That's impossible. Let's go see." And sure enough, there was the
picture of the world; all put together, every piece in its place. The man said,
"That's amazing! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was
simple. On the back of the page was a picture of Jesus. When I put Jesus
together the whole world fell into place."
A very important lesson for us to learn is to allow Christ
to control our schedules and not allow our schedules to control us. If we get
to busy and wrapped up to seek God’s direction, then that means we are to busy.
We need to constantly keep our little hand in Gods big hands and turn our lives
over to His direction. Remember that Psalms 37:23 tells us that “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he
delighteth in his way.”
May God bless you and keep you.
In my prayers
- Pastor Anthony
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