Today there are just too many things to do. My
natural response is to fret and fear. Both are
forbidden: Fret not. Fear not. That tells me what
not to do. What, then, should I do?
"I will run the course set out in thy
commandments, for they gladden my heart'' (Ps
119:32 NEB).
There will be both time and strength today to run
that course, for it is always possible to do the
will of God. The course He sets for us in his
commandments is not an obstacle course, but one
carefully planned to suit our
qualifications--that is, not too rigorous for our
limitations, not too lenient for our strengths.
The plan of God for me, for this one day, is
meant not to trouble but to gladden my heart.
Christ's yoke, according to his own promise, is
not hard but easy--if we bear it together with
Him and if we bear it as Christ bore it, in
meekness and lowliness of heart.
"We must run with resolution the race for which
we are entered, our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom
faith depends from start to finish" (Heb 12:2
NEB).
Copyright 1985. Elizabeth Elliott.
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