Buzz…Buzz…Buzzzzzz. 
Can you relate to being busy? 
Wasps just make me nervous; they hover around in a spastic sort of a way. 
We had a wedding at our ranch this weekend and when the food came out so did the “meat bees”; 
a swarming, frenzy of business. 
I felt like I could also see their alert system blaring to any wasp in the area. 
Go here…do that…don’t forget this…
they are so active that they appear chaotic!

What about you? 
Are you so busy at times that it appears to others that your life is a swarm of chaos? 
I know at times I can forget the purpose of my life in the flurry of “get it done”.

John 6:27, “But you shouldn’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. 
No, spend your energy seeking the eternal life that I, the Messiah, can give you. 
For God the Father has sent me for this very purpose.” (TLB)

Don’t forget why you work and serve as you breathe the breath given to you. 
A chaotic life is not worth the living.  
Slow down…
take inventory…review what is important. 
And most of all, remember whom it is that you serve, 
then serve with a heart that smiles.

Colossians 3:23-24, “ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, 
as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. 
Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. 
For Christ is the real Master you serve.” (GNT)

“You might as well try to hear without ears or breathe without lungs, 
as to try to live a Christian life without the Spirit of God in your heart.”
Dwight L. Moody

Dear Lord, help us to remember that every second of every day that you are by our side. 
Help us to recall the knowledge that you are the reason we live, love and work. 
Because from you all good things come! 
Help me to slow down and steady myself for you and you alone. 
I know that then things will return to an even pace, a pace set by you. 
Thank you, Father…Amen

Caprice <><

Part 5

There is a BIG Hornet that greets me every morning on the glass window plane of my bathroom. And sometimes I have this mean streak that comes out of nowhere. 
He is there because he sees his reflection on the glass 
and thinks it is another “insect for breakfast”. 
But some mornings…some mornings it just seems like a good idea to be mean.

I sneak up on the hornet and come up under the windowsill and 
“thunk” the window with my finger. 
As you can imagine this sets this hornet on a major assault on the window. 
He buzzes with all his might and “wap” he hits the window over and over again, 
until he flies off, only to return to the window to wait for the next assault. 
And then one day I noticed it…he had other hornets coming to his aid. 
This is because a hornet, when in danger, secretes a pheromone (hormone) that calls other hornets to come and help out. Once the alarm goes out…
help has arrived and the hornets swarm there to assist with the attack or defense.

So what happens if you are under attack? 
What are you to do? 
We do not have any pheromones…or do we?

 “Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. 
If one falls, the other pulls him up; but if a man falls when he is alone, he’s in trouble. 
Also, on a cold night, two under the same blanket gain warmth from each other, but how can one be warm alone? And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer; 
three is even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.” 
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Living Bible (TLB)

So next time someone gets a mean streak join forces, 
send out your alarm for help by asking God to send you other believers to come to your aid. 
No use hitting the window over and over again alone. 
Numbers will scare off the enemy…
it worked with me…
I no longer “thunk” the window in fears on a “wap”; 
there is a hole in the screen the perfect size for the hornet and his helpers.

Caprice <><