the lady and the basket

The Lady and the Basket

A funny story tells about an old lady who was living in the village.
She
had never owned nor even been in a car before. One day, she was
returning home from the market carrying a big heavy basket on her head,
when a rich man riding his car passed by.
Kindly, he offered to drive the lady to her home. She thanked him and
got into the car with her basket.

On the way, the man glanced at the lady in the mirror, still holding
her
basket over her head. Astonished, he asked her to lay the basket down
in
the car and rest. The old lady naively replied, "Oh my son, your car is
carrying me; this is enough, I should not burden it carrying my basket
too!" What an innocently funny response!

We sometimes do the same with God. Everyday, God carries us during the
day. Still, we insist on carrying our heavy baskets of worries and fear
of the future, for family, kids, spouses, money, jobs, etc... We are
carried by Almighty Hands, watched over by Sleepless Eyes and God
plans
our future. Let us then relax and lay down everything in God's Hands.
The old lady, if she agreed to lay down the basket, would have to carry
it again when she returned home. But the beautiful thing about God is
that once we cast our heavy basket in His Hands we do not need to think
about it anymore.

"Delight yourself also in the LORD,
and He shall give you the desires of your heart."