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Posted on 09/30/2011 9:58:38 PM PDT by JustAmy
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(((((Many Hugs!)))))
Evening Kitty. Seems we are the only late night visitors here at Amy’s Place.
I read multiple threads and always check in here to read comments from our FRiends.
Had a CT done last Thurs and awaiting a referral to another dr unrelated to my back and leg issues.
As my sister told me via text msg getting older is definately not fun with health issues.
It’s good to “see” you this evening.
(((((Hugs in Christ, and Prayers)))))
When the deck behind our house began caving in, I knew its repair would exceed my abilities. So I made some calls, got some bids, and picked a builder to construct a new deck.
Once the contractor was done, I took a close look at his work and noticed some problems. Seeking a second opinion, I called the local building inspector and got a surprise. The deck guy had not obtained a building permit. Working without official oversight, he had violated many points of the building code.
This incident reminded me of an important truth (other than asking to see the building permit): We often do less than our best if we don’t have any accountability to the authority over us.
In Scripture, we see this principle explained in two of Jesus’ parables (Matt. 24:45-51; 25:14-30). In both cases, at least one unsupervised worker failed when the master was gone. But then we see a different approach in Proverbs 6. We see the example of the ant, which does good work without a visible supervisor. It intrinsically does its work without being monitored.
What about us? Do we do good work only when someone is watching? Or do we recognize that all our service is for God, and so do our best at all times—even when no human authority is watching?
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Hope you have a delightful day too Meg. :-)
Good funny stuff on ants! :-)
That Thai proverb is profound.
Its nice waking up to your prayers. Such a sweet graphic. I had to lay back down as my stomach was upset during the night. The dye can do that but nerves can play a part, too. I took a couple of doses of Pepto-Bismol and it helped over time.
I had a poached egg and toast and think I will get some rest today as yesterday was soooo busy.
Thank you, my sweet friend.....(((((HUGS)))))
This was a very cute opening, Amy. Thank you!
I will try to get back later and answer more pings!
Have a Trouble-free Tuesday!!
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER (revised)
MODERN VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green.’
Acorn stages a demonstration in front of the ant ‘s house
where the news stations film the group singing, ‘We shall overcome.’
Rev. Jeremiah Wright then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper’s sake.
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.
Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ants food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant’s old house, crumbles around him because he doesn’t maintain it.
The ant has disappeared in the snow.
The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident
and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders
who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2012.
Such a pretty wreath, Meg. Thank you.
I’m joining you in prayers for our friends who are suffering.
Thank you, Deo.
Wishing you a delightful Tuesday.
Good morning, LTOS.
I read that quote two times before deciding to use it.
Have a lovely day.
Good morning, Yorkie.
Remember to vote the grasshoppers out in 2012!
Wishing you a Terrific Tuesday.
I’m offering up prayers for all who are suffering.
Father, please hear our prayers and comfort all who are suffering. In Jesus Name. Amen
It IS thought provoking, isn’t it?
It’s amazing how things work out like that sometimes. Very cool!
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