Self-effort
Luke 9:62
62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Self-effort
My hand on the plow ... it makes me feel so certain
You know I am upright because I stand in the know
Instead of hanging on as the Master wants to pull it
I’m standing there pushing to where I want it to go
Instead of straight furrows zigzag patterns are forming
without any direction I shove my way forward
Is it any wonder that there’s little connection
between the Owner of the field and me the lost plowman
I am caught in the middle ... helplessly glued the ground
The plow won’t move and I have no sense of direction
The Master who can pull me out of this self-made mess
I can’t see at all ... He must be at work in another section
The place I need to be and where I should go
seem out of my way and beyond my understanding
I have no excuse now for being stuck in this place
where I find myself alone and “hopelessly” stranded
Jan Wienen