Obeying and Enjoying

My brother, Mark, and me on Eberhart's Pond
1989 painting by our mother, Verna Watson

"The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it." 

(1 Thess. 5:24 NIV)

In the carefree, straw-hat days of summer, one of our favorite pastimes as kids was tooling around Eberhart's Pond on a homemade raft.

Somedays I strain at the oars toward accomplishment till I remember that my responsibility is simply to obey God and enjoy the ride.

Beloved, are you stressing and straining or obeying and enjoying?