Friday, June 24, 2011
AN ANT STORY
we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. Galatians 6:9
An Ant Story
Yuk. Large, reddish black ants in bathroom again. Lights on- they'd
scurry to hide; lights off- they'd come right back in.
Using my Nancy Drew skills, I followed one that seemed to be on the
way out. He wandered off his path a bit, and eventually came to a back
corner of the window sill.
There was a hole about an eight of an inch in diameter, plenty big
enough for several to come and go at the same time. From somewhere
outside, they had been able to chew or bore that hole, which hadn't
even been there two weeks before.
Amazing the persistence, and team work, of ants. I have seen tiny ants
gather around a crumb, or a dead bug, and drag or lift (!) it to move
it. It seems when they have a goal, nothing deters them. They might
have an interruption (like the lights coming on), they may get
sidetracked or even off-track, but they get right back to it. They
keep the focus on the goal, determined. Like our marathon bike touring
friends, who were riding in the downpours. They had a goal to meet and
raise funds for a worthy cause.
This was a good reminder, and example to me, of a verse that was
written in the front of a Bible, given to me many years ago at
confirmation. The pastor wrote, next to my name, Phil. 3:14. I press
on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus.
The redeeming part of this ant story is that it reminds me to stay
focused, to keep first things first, and to persevere....to keep on
keepin' on. Good news is that I (and we) don't have to do it alone.
Thank you, Lord.
inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2011
www.sallyikennedy.com
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