We all do it at one time or another. We put all our hope in one person. One job. One career. One position. One investment. One church. One ministry. One friend.
We all do it.
We put all our eggs in one basket.
We have all heard the idiomatic phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. Yet we all do it.
It means that we should not put our hopes or our focus or our resources on one person or possibility. It seems so much safer to put everything in one place. Then there is only one thing that needs our attention and protection.
The problem with putting all our eggs in one basket is that the basket gets too heavy. It eventually bulges & breaks, leaving you nothing but a mess to deal with & clean up after….
- we lose the one job that was our dream job & we seemingly lose our confidence, our identity or our self-worth
- the one friend that we thought was our forever friend walks away & we are left with a broken heart & feeling unwanted & unloved
- the investment goes sour & our bank account is left empty
- the church that we thought we would attend till our death has issues that cannot be resolved leaving us with a crisis of faith
You know…all the eggs were in one basket & the bottom fell out. And with the bottom out, we seem to think life will never be the same again. That we will never be OK again.
Today I am reminded that Scripture tells us there is truly only One in Whom we can place all our hope:
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,ÂWho made heaven and earth,The sea and all that is in them;Who keeps faith forever;ÂWho executes justice for the oppressed;Who gives food to the hungry.The Lord sets the prisoners free.ÂThe Lord opens the eyes of the blind;The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;The Lord loves the righteous;ÂThe Lord protects the strangers;He supports the fatherless and the widow,But He thwarts the way of the wicked.ÂThe Lord will reign forever.(Psalm 146: 5-10Â NASB)
Dear Joanne
One thing that I am so grateful for as I grow older, and that is how we learn after quite a few disappointments not to put all our eggs in a worldly basket at all! Usually we do this because of the security of the familiar, even though it is false! I learned through many, many mistakes that only our Pappa is big enough to carry all our burdens.
Blessings
Mia
MIa-
How very true that we default to what we are comfortable with. But we do learn as we continue through life for sure. I am grateful for each lesson that He has taught me. Thanks for always sharing! You have blessed me & others.
Blessings,
Joanne
So true! (Both what you said, Joanne, and what Mia commented.) All those things you mention are devastating even if the basket did hold other eggs. The answer is indeed putting all our hope and trust in Him.
Amen! Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful post and a wonderful reminder that we can always depend on the Lord and put all our eggs in His basket!! 🙂
Thank you so much for linking up with me! I do a Counting Our Blessings link up every Tuesday so be sure and come by to link up again! I know you’re blessing others with your beautiful blog and it’s so nice of you to share through the link!
Many blessings – Julie
Thank you for the visit back & the invite. I will be sure to link up again.
Blessings,
Joanne
Been there done that! Too many eggs in my basket! There is only one that we can fully trust and place our confidence in and that one is Jesus. (My husband comes second.) Thank you for sharing your inspiring thoughts here at “Tell me a Story.”