A delightful children’s story tells of a little blue engine that looked at his impossible task of pulling a train up a steep hill and said, “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” Filled with determination, the little blue engine huffed and puffed and pulled up the hill. But in an amusing twist to the original story, another author wrote:
“He was almost there, when –CRASH! SMASH! BASH!
He slid down and mashed into engine hash
On the rocks below…which goes to show
If the track is tough and the hill is rough
THINKING you can ain’t enough.
People who’ve adopted the philosophy in which they think they can do anything are only deceiving themselves.
Jesus put it plainly:
John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
This is not referring to brushing your teeth, combing your hair or riding off into the sunset.
Going through trials and tribulations by claiming the victory that is available through the Enabler, the Helper, the Provider, the Friend that sticks closer than a brother will bring reward that will last for eternity.
Give it some thought.
Gary