Ants

I find the ant to be one of the most fascinating creatures that we take for granted on such a daily basis. These tiny creatures live in huge communities working together to make it the best possible place for them to live. We as human live together in huge cities as well but do not seem to want to work together as smoothly as the ants do. It is difficult for us to just do our job at times. Many times we want to be heard and think that we know a better way of doing things. We as humans and Christians for that matter of fact, like to think of ourselves as something special and needed for the most important task possible. I feel that we are unwilling to be the worker ant doing the same task without some great reward. We feel that we are better than this or better equipped to do other much more rewarding and greater tasks. I feel that many times we would rather be the queen ant or some other more noble ant of the bunch. It is difficult for us to imagine ourselves as a lowly creature that is not in charge. This is where I think we fall short wanting this control causes us to lose focus on the task at hand. We want to be heard and be in control so we do not work toward the task in front of us as hard as we should.

I hope that in the future I will be more like the worker ants. Willing to serve and do what ever task is put in front of me to build up the community of believers I live in. I want to not to ask questions of why am I doing this or why does this person get to do something else. Instead I just want to serve and do so to the best of my abilities. I know that I myself have lost focus of this goal and hope that you all will also refocus yourself to the task that has been put in front of you.