Yesterday, I ran a poky little business of my own. I decided what needed to be done, and I pushed myself relentlessly from hour to hour and from chore to chore. Even the dog felt like a chore. I never looked up. I never stopped to wonder. By day’s end, I felt thin and stretched and very tired of being in charge.
This morning, I am glad to be small again. Today, instead of running my own show, I will take my small place in God’s large world. I will gladly roll up my sleeves and work all day long, but today I will work as a happy child, choosing what pleases my Father.
“[A] willingness—an eager willingness—to take our small place in the vast operations of His Spirit instead of trying to run a poky little business on our own.” Evelyn Underhill
“[C]hoose what pleases Me.” Isaiah 56:4