I Can't Do Everything

This morning when I got to my desk, and looked at all things to do, notes to myself, and prayer requests, I blurted out, “I can’t do everything, LORD!” He said to me, “That’s My job.”

I didn’t actually hear an audible voice, but that was the thought that immediately went through my mind after I spoke those words. The thought brought a smile and I may have even heard myself chuckling.

Instantly, I understood that I was not God and did not have His attributes (namely, the big 3 Omni’s—Omnipresence, Omniscience, and Omnipotence). This one thought put a lot of things in perspective. Did I say “things?” I meant me. This one thought helped me see things in perspective.

I routinely have these kinds of “conversations.” Often while I am alone, I speak my frustration, anxiety, exasperation, anguish, joy, etc. I usually begin or end these conversations with, “LORD.” Whether I am aware of Him or not, He often “answers” me. This also reminds me of one conversation that I have repeatedly in which I cry out, “LORD, have mercy on me!” His consistent answer? “More than you know…”