If any of you are on Facebook and are on my "friends" list you have surely noticed that I enjoy a good game of Bejeweled. If you aren't familiar with it, it's a grid of colored jewels and the idea is to make moves to create at least three connections in colors to gain points.
In the game there are "multiplier" gems. When one pops up and you can attach two more to it, your points double or triple. etc. Recently I had some treatments done to my back and I was off work for three weeks, so during my inactivity, I played a LOT! One day I noticed the harder I TRIED to make those connections, I was timed out and my scores were really low. The next time a multiplier gem came up, I didn't waste any time trying to make the connections. I went on my way busting up the obvious ones, and lo and behold, these connections happened on their own without any effort on my part, and my scores greatly improved from there.
Too often I find myself running ahead of God trying to do things my way, on my own timetable when it's convenient for me - doing the obvious without really listening for direction. I forget that HE knows everything, and he is not blindsided by circumstances, or shortsighted by lack of knowledge.
The harder I try to do things that are good and right are like trying to make those connections happen with my own power. When I watched those gems blast away into huge points, I realized how much easier my life would be if I just trusted Him for direction to connect with the things He is anxious to give me, like peace and patience, and kindness and a good set of listening ears...and maybe another high scoring game or two!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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