Lady Pen
by Katherine Kehler
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“For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.”
(Psalm 107:9)
One day I gave my 2 ½ year old granddaughter paper and crayons to play with while I was working on the computer. After a little while she came to me and said,
“Grandma, I want a lady pen.”
“A lady pen?” I asked, “What is a lady pen? Show me.”
I opened the drawer that held the pens and pencils and let her choose one. She took one with the brightest lid and went back to her papers.
Soon she was back and very disgusted.
“Grandma, this pen does not make a lady,” she said.
Suddenly, I understood what she wanted when she asked for a “lady pen.” She had expected the pen to automatically draw a lady for her. Of course, we know pens can’t draw anything by themselves. They can only do what our hands make them do. But she didn’t know that. She hadn’t learned that yet.
Later I wondered how often we as pect our work, our ministry, our spouse or material things to do the impossible for us. We expect them to satisfy the longing and hunger in our heart and soul. No created thing can do that. Only God can do that for us.
However, we can be a pencil in God’s hand. Mother Teresa once said,
“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.”
If we become pens in God’s hands, He will make something beautiful out of our lives and it will spill over to others.
I drew a lady for Tabitha that day, though it was no masterpiece. God is the Master artist. He is an excellent creator and will mold us into something beautiful and pleasing-if we yield to His control. He promises that we will not be disappointed.
Lord, help us to continually realize that You alone can satisfy the deepest longings in our hearts. You can make something beautiful out of our lives. Amen.
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