I was standing in a bathroom at an
airport when a young boy caught my eye. He was in a stall and was
experiencing great difficulties. He was trying to figure out how to
flush a commode with an automatic flush device on it.
He started off pushing on the back of
the toilet. Then, he began to hit it with his hands. Finally, when
nothing else worked, he lined up and kicked it, like an NFL player
making a game-winning field goal. Nothing happened. Disgusted and
frustrated, he began to walk away when “hey presto” the toilet
flushed itself.
Too often I am like this lad. I push
and pull at things I do not understand, trying to get them to work
out. Rather than patiently waiting, I forge ahead.
Finally, when nothing works, I step
aside and God, with a simple wave of His hand, flushes away my
troubles. If only I had started with Him in the first place!
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