After morning prayer I went out into the garden, hoping to catch a small breeze. It is August in Arizona, truly the dog days of summer. Eighty degrees this morning at 6 a.m. I sat and noticed that the bees were up early too. Doing their best to pollinate every last Okra bloom. I sat and watched them going about their business, doing what bees do.
Really it was a form of meditation, watching them.....and there is one thing I thought about as I kept watching.
They don't have to set an alarm to get up.
They don't decide they aren't going to work a certain day.
They just rise with the light and go, without question or thought.
And do.
What a lesson I can learn from them about residing in Christ. I tend to wrestle and war with my emotions with every decision. Everything becomes big. Stress rises within me. I lose the peace.
Jesus was kind of like those bees the garden. He got up at first light, and went about doing good. He did what His Father had created Him to do, and He did it perfectly. And my own lesson here, the one Jesus tries everyday to teach me, is that I can do the same.
I can get up and just rest in Jesus, knowing that He is willing and able to carry out the work He would have me do. And perfectly. All I have to do is take the first step, and keep walking along the path He wants me to walk that day.
And instead of striving..........I can just be.
Like the bees.....and Jesus.
"Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth" Psalms 46:10
"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS." Matthew 11:29
"And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
Counting the gifts once again......Thankful for the bee lesson today......a great day yesterday......moments where I forget to strive and live instead.....new shoes......physical health......a connection made once again with old friends......technology that makes spreading the Word into all the earth possible......froth on my steaming cup of coffee......fresh batch of library books coming.....#933-944
So many lessons we could learn on just 'be-ing'.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your morning Lori!
You are so welcome Dusty.....Hopping over to your place now :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks too for the bee lesson Lori, I want to just be(e). I learn so much from them myself. One of my favourite verses is Prov 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones. The bees certainly help keep my words sweet as I remember this verse. Blessings, Jean
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