This morning I watched in a sink as a bug had gotten stuck -- the surface was too slippery for him to climb out. There were ants -- lots of them. At first they were just wandering around, but then he slipped and they surrounded him -- they were probably 25-50 times smaller than him, but they kept niggling at him. Ants are very strong, so they even flipped him upside down. He fought and struggled, but as soon as he would right himself, they were niggling at him all over again. I know it's all part of the circle of life and survival of the fittest, but I started to rescue him -- I wanted to, because I know how he felt. I've been him several times in my life -- caught on a slippery slope -- not literally, but the slippery slope of my mind: a mental rut of sorts. And as sure as I try to climb my way out, here come the doubts and fears, niggling at me. Lord knows, they're stronger than me sometimes. Satan uses them as tools. He's smart -- he knows it doesn't take big things to flip me over -- just lots of niggling little doubts and fears.
Father, help me be stronger than the doubts and fears that sometimes plague me. Help me to stand aright and lean on you. Help my faith conquer doubt and your love conquer fear. Through the power of Jesus, Amen!
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