If the Good Shepherd is so eager to help us and his supply is limitless, then why do so many say, “Well, I tried that and it doesn’t work for me.” They’ll say, “I prayed but it just doesn’t help.”
I have spent many hours in a canoe. A canoe is very useful to travel in, especially on small rivers and small lakes. They are relatively easy to carry or drag when you need to portage from one body of water to the next. But to be successful with a canoe, you need to respect it for what it is. The inexperienced will easily tip it and fall out. To stand up in a canoe while paddling, even an experienced person would find this a challenge.
What would you think if you saw a person floating down the river, standing with one foot in one canoe and the other in a second canoe? That’s disaster waiting to happen. Rivers change just like circumstances in life. Let this double canoer come to some turbulent water where the currents swirl and turn. One canoe will go with one current and the other will go with the other current. The man will end up in the water fighting for his life.
The only successful canoeing is when you are fully in the canoe. Our double canoeing friend thought he would play it safe by having a foot in each canoe. When you are fully in with the Good Shepherd, He will carry you safely to your destination.
Let There Be Life 