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A Lesson from the Ants

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I could not get rid of the ants and they overtook my coffeepot This morning I came into the Youth Center to have  a quiet time before anyone else came in and then I wanted to write today's post. I had a plan before I came so I thought that it would only take a short time to write but God spoke to me as I was making my coffee. I noticed there were lots of ant in the building and they were on the counter as well as on the floor where some food had not been swept up from the kids last night. As I swept up and I cleaned the counter and the drink jug, I noticed the ants. I would sweep or wipe and then, as soon as I stopped, they would start to scatter again. If I stopped before they were gone, they would be right back, all over everything again. I am not a fan of ants so I needed to get rid of them. I felt like God said that is exactly what He is doing in our lives. When everything is clean, ants are not a problem for us. They are looking for something to eat and as long as every...