A Bee in Your Bonnet
You need bees to pollinate plants. You don’t need a bee in your bonnet (hat or head covering).
Many beekeepers wear protective clothing, including a hat with a net. The net keeps bees away from their head and face. My husband was removing honey from a bee hive several years ago. Somehow, a few bees crawled inside his net. His one and only thought was to get that bonnet off!
When you get a bee in your bonnet, you focus totally on one idea. It controls your thoughts and actions. Nothing else matters to you.
Often that focus has no lasting value:
- A car
- A house
- Clothes
- Other material possessions
Occasionally the focus is harmful:
- Hatred
- Revenge
- Prejudice
Why not focus instead on eternal values?
- Trusting God
- Serving others
- Improving self
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts” (Psalm 139:23 NIV).
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