Broken Toys

       I read a poem not long ago and it really grabbed my attention.  I wanted to share it with you all:

As children bring their broken toys, with tears, for me to mend
I brought my broken dreams to God because he was my friend.

But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone
I hung around and tried to help . . . with ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so slow?"
"My child," He said.  "What could I do?  You never did let go."

(Poem by Ben Hildner)

       It really is interesting how often we find ourselves asking God for His help.  Who better to ask than the One who is in control of everything?  It is not a bad thing, by any means, to ask the Lord for His helping hand.  However, just as the poem suggests, the problem is when we ask for God's help without really letting go of our problems.  Many times we worry about them and try to fix everything ourselves instead of actually trusting that the Lord will help.  Now, the Lord does not want us to be lazy and do nothing to help ourselves.  He wants trust in Him (Philippians 4:6; Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 10:41-42; 1 Peter 5:6-7; etc).
       While this is a lesson we have heard many times, it is always good to have a reminder.  Are there some aspects to your life that you are worrying about and not trusting in the Lord?  I hope we will remember how wonderful the Lord is, how much He loves us, and how much he can help us.  When we ask the Lord for his help, let's make sure we trust in Him, and let Him work in our lives and in the situations we pray for.

 

Brett Petrillo