One day a young boy was eating potato chips and had made a terrible mess on the floor. His father entered the room, noticed the mess, and told his son that he would clean it up for him. The boy quickly replied... “No dad, I’ll do it!” The dad thought a second and said, “No, if I let you do it, you’re going to make a bigger mess.” The boy protested... “No I won’t!” So the father relented and let his son clean up the chips.
The result? As expected, the boy made a bigger mess.
When we hear this story, we can be too quick to dismiss it as something only a child would do. But take a second and think about it... don’t we do the same thing with God? Time after time in scripture He tells us that He will take care of things for us... revenge, provision, fulfillment, peace.. and so much more. Yet, we tell God all the time... “I’ve got it!” And the result, a bigger mess. Proverbs 21:2 says “A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart” God knows best... and when we try to help Him handle our lives, we typically just make things more complicated. Make the commitment today to take God at His word... Let Him do what He says He wants to do for us... and praise Him when you experience the blessing of His loving care.
