So Many Ducks to Get in a Row

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One of my favorite photos from Shiloh.  This little family loved life in the back of our cove on our beach.

Our home printer is broken so I asked my husband to run off some copies for my Bible Study group at church. He said, "Is that for this week?" I said, "No, it's for next week, but I have  so many ducks to get in a row I need to stay ahead of it." He laughed. Ever since we started having children, we've had lots of "ducks to get in a row."

The American Psychological Association found, in 2023, that 58% of U.S. adults aged 18 to 34 felt that most days their stress is completely overwhelming. We use phrases like "ducks in a row," "juggling plates" and one of my favorites is when I feel like I am in a "swirling toilet bowl" trying not to go down.

When we are on overload we should go to the Lord, but with the realization he is most likely going to set us on a different course as he did Martha.

The Lord answered, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things, but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, and it will not be taken away from her."  Luke 10:41-42

David learned early on to go to God.

O God, listen to me! Hear my prayer! For wherever I am, though far away at the ends of the earth, I will cry to you for help.  When my heart is faint and overwhelmed, lead me to the mighty, towering Rock of safety. For you are my refuge, a high tower where my enemies can never reach me. Psalm 61:1-3

When we ask God to order our ducks, it most likely will not be in the same order we had them. God's ways are not our ways, but they have so much more eternal value.

The Song

"God's Way" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzSl_eHlKyc



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