(I ran across this in my archives and wanted to share because my mind has been on the details in the small stuff)

One day as I washed dishes, I watched a tiny ant crawling across my window sill.  it caught my eye because it was carrying the wing of another insect at least ten times bigger than itself.  It held this wing out ahead and was trying to find its way back to the nest.  It inevitably bumped into objects along the way, yet it never once stopped looking for its exit until finally it came to a crack in the window pane.  I thought, “no way!”  Then, that little ant began turning that wing and pushing it and in a quick moment it passed through.  I had no doubt that that ant didn’t make it back to the nest.

What immediately came to my mind was Phil. 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”  Studies show that ants have an internal tracking system to their nest and their queen.  They lay down scent trails as well and we are all familiar with their work ethic.  People also have an internal tracking system, the Holy Spirit, and God’s word as our scent trail which leads us back to Him.  He gives us tasks to do, ministries to accomplish and this is where we all too often differ from our ant counterparts.  We bump into obstacles and we don’t seek a way around it, crying and complaining about the size of our load.  We hit oppositions along the way and we lay that task or ministry or calling down, whining that it’s too hard.  And when we are put to the test, instead of patiently waiting and seeking the exact way to get through, we run away.

What must we do is dig down into the Word.  We have to read it daily so as to let it become a source of strength to us in difficult times and circumstances (Ps. 119:105-112).  We must focus on God who is calling us home to Him (2 Cor. 5:20-21), who knows us and our purposes from before our birth (Ps. 139:13-18) and we must run the course of our higher calling (Phil. 3:12-14).  Yes we can do it, yes, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

All these years later since I first wrote this down, I realize that God has tasked me with many things, but he has purposed me for every one of them.  I have days and weeks like the past few where I wonder how I will make it through, how can I accomplish them all and I was reminded that I have to be like the ant, patient, persistent, and focused on my scent trail.  I have to keep pressing my way like a little ant with a big wing and a seemingly impossible  path to follow, but I Can Do It.