Are you a grasshopper or is your problem a grasshopper?
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[Gary Petty] In the Old Testament, we have the story of the ancient Israelites as they come up to the very edge of the Promised Land. Moses sent in 12 spies to check out the land that God had promised to give to them. They come back. Ten of the spies come back and say, "We can't go. It's too frightening. The armies there or the soldiers there are so great that in their eyes we're just like little grasshoppers." The other two spies say, "No, this is the land that God has given to us. We must go forward. We must go there and God will take care of us."
You know, when we look at life we have two choices in life. We face the struggles. We face the things that are in front of us that seem so great that we can't overcome. Well, when we face those things there's two ways to look at it - one is that you're just a little grasshopper, that this is too great for you, that you can't get through what's in front of you or overcome what's in front of you. Or we can look at the promises that God makes us in the Bible. We can trust that He is our Father, that He loves us, that He's going to take care of us, and like the two spies who said no, let's go to the Promised Land because it is God who is taking care of us.
Next time you face a serious situation in your life, ask yourself, "Am I approaching this as a grasshopper, or am I approaching this with trust and faith in Almighty God?”
