"I just don't know how I'm going to get it all done", I said out loud, not really meaning to. I was picking up or dropping off and sat in my car with the window rolled down chatting with my friend and her teenage daughters. "Auntie Emily," sweet Piper responded back quickly, looking me straight in the eyes. "God wouldn't ask you to do all of it if He were not going to help you." I've been carrying those comforting words with me all weekend. How is your to-do list looking? A touch overwhelming? Neverending? More than you feel capable of handling? Mine too. I'm reminded, once again, (this time by the cutest 14 year old) that no one says we have to do it on our own. We don't have to pretend we have it all together or prove our worth by what we do. We are just asked to do it faithfully, patiently, humbly, cheerfully. Let's take a deep breath, my friends, and remember that we are but jars of clay. I love how the Message paraphrase puts 2 Corinthians 4:7:
"If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us."
If he asked you to do it, surely He will be there to help. And let it be His power within you that receives the glory with each checkmark on your to-do list.
