Not a Grasshopper Caught in the Grib

My little guy found a praying mantis snacking on a grasshopper from his walk from the school bus to the front door.

“Mom! Mom! You gotta see this!

In the midst of my own challenges,

I discovered I was greatful

that I was not a grasshopper

grasped by a praying mantis

who was altogether too confident

no one was going to steal his snack

and no matter how frustrated I was with life struggles

I was not the grasshopper

I was not created to be the grasshopper!

“God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:28)

Ergo, God must have equipped me with knowledge, wisdom, strength, courage, leadership, discernment, followship (yes, a new blue cotton word), and everything else it takes to rule
over every living creature
even the grasshopper and the praying mantis
so, inside of me, must be what I need
to successfully rule over my life.
He did not create me to be the grasshopper
caught in the grip of the praying mantis of life.