Grasping Water - a Kitchen Sink Sermon

I was thinking, today,
of my tendency to hang on
to things.

My sense of stewardship.
is not balanced, in some ways.

Now, there are times when
"waste not, want not"
is sensible, and the Western World,
in general, appears to have
left that sense behind, sometimes.

I lean in the other direction.

Last week, inspired by a friend's
post on Facebook, I cleaned out
my toughest cupboard.

It was difficult for me to
throw away some old food.

Some of the things I tossed
are not really food,
even though they
are meant to be consumed.
They were probably still usable.

There was not a lot;
a few packets of
ancient hot cocoa mix,
an outdated can or two...

I think that's what got me thinking
about grasping water.

If I hold my hand open, some water
stays in it.

If I close my hand, trying to protect what
I have, not only will I lose most
of it, no  more can get in.

Now, there are many things
that grasping water can illustrate.

Have you ever felt so smothered
by a relationship you
had to get away?
 Weren't "they"
grasping water?
They felt they needed
something so badly that they
squeezed hard, and lost
most of it.

Well, God has promised
to provide all our needs.
He always has done so,
and then some!

We are rich.

You may not think so.
I may not think so.
I sure hope the
Internal Revenue Service
does not think so,
but
we are.

There is a part of trusting
my Father in Heaven
that is the opposite
of grasping water.
This is what I've
been thinking about,
today.

If you have any thoughts to add,
speak up.  :)
I can probably benefit from them.