I stared at him under the bright light, in hot pursuit of the task at hand. He was really big - I don't know if I'd seen a spider of such magnitude before. Strategically placed, he methodically made himself a master web, in preparation for the evening meal. Impressed and mesmerized in the silence of the night, I could only watch as the intricacy of the trap was laid before me. It occurred to me at that moment that he knew a lot of life's secrets. He was wiser than many a passerby, myself included. It wasn't just his artistry that hit me. He was actively pursuing his desires with the resources he had available to him.
Now, this spider was sitting in the most fly infested area, smack dab under a big light. This was the place to get a good dinner. Yet, how many people stop right there and take it easy? How often have we positioned ourselves in just the right spot, but move no further? After all, we've made it this far. Success should automatically fall into our laps, straight from Heaven.
Our friend the spider did not, however, wait and hope that a fly would selflessly sacrifice himself for dinner. He wasted no time in creating a way for his dreams to become reality. He didn't need anything special, just what his Daddy God had already given him.
Now I know at times, we really do have to just wait on God when there is no silk to be found. But more often than not, I find myself paralyzed in fear, unable to go any further and make myself the web I need.
As I drew near to the creature most shirk away from, I learned a most profound lesson. We are created to be the ones building webs, not the ones caught in them.
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