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, spouse, money, job, 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 back 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.

So do not worry, trust in our Heavenly Father instead, for "BLESSED IS
THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN THE LORD, WHOSE CONFIDENCE IS
IN HIM. THEY WILL BE LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE WATER
THAT SENDS OUT ITS ROOTS BY THE STREAM. IT DOES NOT
FEAR WHEN HEAT COMES; ITS LEAVES ARE ALWAYS GREEN.
IT HAS NO WORRIES IN A YEAR OF DROUGHT AND NEVER
FAILS TO BEAR FRUIT." ( JEREMIAH 17:7- 8 )