I Hate Ants

I hate ants! It would have been a pretty good video if someone had been there to see it. Thankfully it was a secluded area. I was changing an implement on the tractor for mowing to get ready for harvest fest. In the middle of the frustration I realized that I was covered in fire ants. The reason I realized it was because they had started to simultaneously began to bite me. They were all in my clothes. So there I was in taking my shirt and pants off to get rid of the ants. A hilarious, but not so pretty sight. I hate ants.

A few nights ago we were watching TV when Tina starting doing a boogie dance. She was doing a boogie dance because she also had ants in her pants. She did not think it was funny. She hates ants also. They are invasive, pervasive and annoying.

God likes ants.

Proverbs 6:6 (NASB95)  6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,

You can try every poison made by man, sure they will move their residence 3 feet. But like Arnold, they will be back. So why does God like them so much? Because they do what He created them to do. They plan, they execute the plan and when faced with adversity (us) they do not quit, they do not stop, they, as they say, keep on keeping on. It’s that getting back up part, the persistence that we need to emulate.

Romans 15:4 (NASB95)  4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

It’s always too early to quit. Don’t give up, persevere in the fight in your walk with Christ, in your marriage and in every area of your life. God is on your side and He will strengthen you and give you hope again. Just don’t quit.

I still don’t like ants.

But I love you. Pastor Randy