Recently we entertained house guests with small children by going to Chuck E. Cheese. Not being able to resist I gravitated to the Wac-A-Mole game. I have to brag I am very good at beating those little guys on the head with the mallet. Suddenly I realized why I am good at it. I have had seventy years experience. I have been playing this game all my life. Just as soon as I have settled one issue two more pop up. I can never remember a time when there wasn’t a least one sticking up. I would like to propose that we rename Wac-A-Mole to “Life” and let the people with the “Life” game rename their game to something more benign.
I know that I am not speaking only of my experience. It is the human experience. Life is a series of challenges. Whether we consider our life a success or something less depends not only on hitting the mole on the head but also on whether we allow ourselves to grow as a result of the combat. It’s called experience.
What is reassuring is we are not alone in this. Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you.” We all know what that means. A yoke works best with two side by side. In John 14 He promised to send us His spirit. We never have to be alone. If we can’t whack that mole, ask for help. He will whack it for us.
Written by Roger Bothwell on September 25, 2012
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