She was less than two-years-old and did not understand all the expectations and pressure put upon her. She was supposed to be a flower girl at her cousin’s wedding. A scratchy tulle tutu irritated her tender skin. She was handed a little tin bucket full of peach rose petals. She was not allowed to play with them; instead, she was instructed to walk down a long aisle throwing them on the floor, one by one. Even before her second birthday, she learned not to throw pretty things on the floor. It seemed she was expected to do exactly what she shouldn’t do. The unreasonable expectations were too much! Halfway down the aisle, she’d had enough. Yanking the tin bucket from the guiding hand, she raised her tiny arm as high as she could and pounded that tin bucket on the concrete floor with a rousing crash. Rose petals flew everywhere. Then she flopped on her belly in the middle of the aisle and screamed at the top of her lungs!

Do you know the feeling of expectations beyond your ability, the pressure that results, and the frustration that makes you want to scream? There is a release valve. It’s found in 1 Corinthians 10:13. God has promised to provide a way out. He is faithful to His promises–another example of God being present in all the moments of your life.

Look for Him there, next time life’s pressures get to be too much.

See you next time,

Charlotte