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Acting a little too BIG

Driving to school one day, I had to move into the opposite lane of a 2-lane road. A truck was coming from the opposite way but it was easily a football field away. After safely making it back into my own lane, my daughter, ever the drama queen, cried out, 'Whew, God saved us again!'

My immediate reaction was, 'I'm not sure I needed God on that one.' Fortunately I said it only to myself. Otherwise, one the preacher's kids in the back were sure to give me a 3-point sermon on how we need God for everything. Which is true. And which I should have remembered.

The Bible tells us a story of a business man, and a successful one at that. He worked hard and he saved. Then he saved some more. In fact, he saved so much that there came a day when he stopped saving. He stepped back, breathed a sigh of relief and patted himself on the back.

What happened next was not the thing of romantic comedies. No guy would be kissing a girl in the rain. No girl would come back and choose the underdog. The guy was found to be prideful, too self-sufficient and much too big a fan of Jersey Shore. Ok, maybe only two out of three, but God demanded his life from him that very night.

I'm not sure I'm exactly like that guy...ok, maybe I am. I am way too self-sufficient, something I can no longer blame on the society of which I am a part. I know better. I know that my whisper of a life is being held in God's hands. He protects me. He watches over me. He could squash me like a bug whenever He felt the urge.

If I truly accepted how precarious my position is in the universe, I would spend much more time in prayer. I would spend more time asking God for the small things that happen everyday of my life. I would also thank God for the small things that He does for me, and for the big things I am completely unaware of in my life.

I need to add humility to the list of things I need more of in order to improve my prayer life. How about you?
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Jo said…
"If I truly accepted how precarious my position is in the universe, I would spend much more time in prayer."

I love this. It's so true. Thanks for the much-needed reminder
March 12, 2011 at 4:46 AM
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