A group of Iowa fishermen were out on one of the beautiful northern Minnesota lakes a number of summers ago. As the men fished, they allowed their boat to silently drift. At last it drifted into a quiet bay. The men noticed a movement in the reeds along the shore. A mother mallard duck stepped out, surveyed the lake, signaled, and out of the reeds tumbled a whole brood of ducklings. They ran and swam about, having such great fun.
The men forgot about their fishing. Here was something few are privileged to see. In his rapt attention, one of the men brushed against an oarlock and a slight sound resulted. The mother duck gave a warning signal. All movement on the lake stopped. Every little eye was on the mother; every little body was at rigid attention. After a time, the mother, having determined that there was no immediate danger, again signaled. The ducklings resumed their play and did so with as much abandonment as before. They knew their mother was watching over them.
One of the men, a devout Christian business man, quietly said to the others, "Fellows, if we would only trust our Heavenly Father like that - trust Him who promises to take care for us - how rich and wonderful life would be. How the burdens of today's living would fall away!"
Let us trust the future to our God and Father. Only when we do this is there a possibility of true happiness today.
The men forgot about their fishing. Here was something few are privileged to see. In his rapt attention, one of the men brushed against an oarlock and a slight sound resulted. The mother duck gave a warning signal. All movement on the lake stopped. Every little eye was on the mother; every little body was at rigid attention. After a time, the mother, having determined that there was no immediate danger, again signaled. The ducklings resumed their play and did so with as much abandonment as before. They knew their mother was watching over them.
One of the men, a devout Christian business man, quietly said to the others, "Fellows, if we would only trust our Heavenly Father like that - trust Him who promises to take care for us - how rich and wonderful life would be. How the burdens of today's living would fall away!"
Let us trust the future to our God and Father. Only when we do this is there a possibility of true happiness today.
Be blessed today friends! :)
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