When my grandson was just a toddler, he found some plums on the ground which had fallen from a flowering plum tree. He knew what plums were and wanted to eat some. We told him, “No, these are the kind that birds like to eat.”
He stretched his little arms upward with his hands full of these small plums and called, “Here, birdie, birdie. Here, birdie, birdie.” But the birds were high in the trees and did not hear him. Finally, with a big sigh, he dropped his little arms and said, “Can’t reach. Can’t reach.”
As adults, I think sometimes we are as this little child. We may have a goal to reach, or a special calling. We give it a try, realize it’s too hard to do, and we give up. But we shouldn’t quit, because through the grace of God we can reach higher than we think. And through prayer we can overcome obstacles in our way. He will strengthen us to accomplish what we thought we could not do.
Believe in Him. Trust in Him. And in His timing, God will make a way...
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs 3:5 KJV
© 2012 Arlene Schwartzkopf