"So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will
reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up." Galatians 6:9
Yuk. Large, reddish black ants in bathroom. Again. Lights on- they scurried to
hide and/or leave. Lights off – then on – they’d come right back in.
Using my Nancy Drew skills, I followed one that seemed to be on the way out. He
wandered off his path a bit, and eventually came to a back corner of the window
sill.
There was a hole, about an eight of an inch in diameter, plenty big enough for
several to come and go at the same time. From somewhere outside, they had been
able to chew, or bore, that hole, which hadn’t even’ been there two weeks
before.
Amazing the persistence, and team work, of ants. I have seen tiny ants gather
around a crumb, or a dead bug, and drag or lift (!) It to move it. It seems when
they have a goal, nothing deters them. They might have an interruption (the
lights come on), they may get sidetracked or even off-track, but they get right
back to it! They keep the focus on the goal! Determined!
This was a good reminder, and example to me, of a verse that was written in the
front of a Bible, given to me at confirmation. The pastor wrote, next to my
name, Phil. 3:14. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has
called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
The redeeming part of this ant story, for me, is that it reminds me to stay
focused on my goal in life, to keep first things first, and to persevere. Thank
you Lord!
Sally I. Kennedy is the author of “Irish Thursdays”, "Words from the Heart”, and
“52 Little Parables from Ireland" . She lives in south Florida, with her husband
Ben. You can visit her website, at
http://www.sallyikennedy.com or email Sally at,
sallyikennedy@bellsouth.net
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