I have a Type A personality, yet, because I am clothed in goofiness, I fool a lot of people. But not the Lord…
So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;”
Matthew 6:28
Last summer, my driven nature nearly sidetracked all Jesus was trying to do in my life. In July a friend had a word for me: the Lord desired for me to stop my hot pursuit of various ministries and rest in Him. Ouch! Two days later, at a small prayer gathering, the leader felt the Spirit’s nudging to look up the original meanings of all our names. Ironically, my first name, Susan, literally means Lily. I wanted to be Warrior, Princess, or Harvester, which were some of the others’ names meanings that evening.
The next morning, I turned to the verse above. I saw my name clearly in Jesus’ words. Toiling and spinning are perfect definitions of a driven personality. I had to laugh. God so has my number.
Are you driven by, or about, something? Take it from Lily, here. Rest and let Him do the heavy lifting in your life. He is able to carry your load and mine, too.