God´s Purpose for Ants

It seems like not matter how much we clean, our kitchen continues to be over run by ants! Tiny little things crawling around in search of the smallest morsel of food to heist and take back to their colony. I Clorox Clean Up all the counters (we have 2) at least twice a day, but still, the ants attack! I guess ´safety in numbers´must be one of their mottos though, because there is never just one. When I spot one, within eye shot I seem to find at least 5 more. They all seem to just be running around frantically with no direction, swirling about on the tiles scaveging for something worthy of taking home. They crawl everywhere over everything - they know no boundaries. Every once in a while I bust them all crowded around in circle honing in on something so tiny that I can´t even tell what it is! This is what I call an opportune time to get out the Raid and go to town! Another time when I have the advantage over them is when they travel. They all line up and just follow the ant in front of them. I usually can´t find the beginning of the line or the end, but when I see the middle, I RAID! However, I have discovered, I am fighting a losing battle. No matter how many I kill, they just keep coming back....and bringing their friends! So as my annoyance with ants continues to grow, I have been questioning, what is the purpose of ants? Why do they exist? They must have a reason here on earth...but what? A couple days ago when I was reading a specific passage in the Bible, I just glanced over to the page before and the word ´ant´caught my eye. Ants, even in the Bible? I can´t escape these things! This is the passage that I read:

Proverbs 30: 24 & 25

Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise. Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer.

So apparently, ants are here to teach us about preparation for the future. They also set a great example for working together. There you have it, even God gave ants a purpose for living. That doesn´t mean that I have to like them though right? God has such a sense of humor! I was questioning his motives and he lead me to the answer!

Sometimes in this confusing, mixed up world I wonder what my purpose is. Although I may never know or discover it during my life on earth, I truly believe God has a unique purpose for every single thing in his creation, just as he does for the those tiny little ants that are invading my apartment!

Did you know this about Ants....
*In the Amazon rainforest, ants and termites make up nearly a third of the total animal biomass.
*About 20,000 species of ants are known. Scientists believe at least twice as many species of ants have yet to be discovered.
*The queen ant lays all the eggs in the anthill.
*The queen ant lives up to ten or twenty years.
*Some ants sleep for seven hours a day.
*Some ant nests can have up to three queens.
*Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight.
*When combined, all ants in the world would weigh about as much as all the human beings in the world.

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/insects/ants/ant_trivia.html