I ran across a quote on Monday that has stuck with me and caused me to do a little self-evaluation. The quote is from Oscar Byrd, a pastor of years gone by. He said, “God wants to give to all of us the greatest of all gifts; but we can’t take them because our hands are too full of other things.”
Hello. My name is Brian and I can’t say “No.”
I have a real problem with limiting my commitments. When someone asks something of me, I immediately think of all the good I might could do and how God could use me in a particular situation. My strategic little pea brain takes off in all kinds of directions of how great this new opportunity could be and before I can stop my lips from moving, I have committed to be involved in yet another wonderful opportunity.
Here’s the deal – sometimes we have to say no to good things so that we can say yes to the best things. I have a quote on my desk that says, “You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.”
In our hurry-sick lives, we may need to lay something down so that our hands will be free to take on the tasks that God truly wants us to tackle.
What do you need to lay down today?
What do you need to pick up?
God gives us a finite amount of time and a limit to our energy.
How will use your time and energy to make the greatest impact today?
Clay in the Hands 
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