Accessories

While shopping with my mom the other day at Walmart, I found an item that I had been looking to buy for a while. This object also happened to be marked down, which is always desirable to me.

I paused in front of the rack which displayed this item and briefly ran my hand through the merchandise. They were cool and smooth to my hand and some rather bulky, which in most cases indicates better quality.

After circling the rack three or four times to make sure I had seen everything, I selected a brown leather belt from the rack. But this was not just any ordinary belt; it had class. Yup, it was totally awesome. The brown cow hide was adorned with a large gold medallion that attributed greatly to the weight and coolness factor. After purchasing it, I walked out to the car, promptly pulled off the tags and put it on.

I bought my new accessory on Thursday, I have worn it every day since. My family is starting to wonder if it has grown to my hips and my cat, which likes to lay on top of me, is very annoyed at its cold presence.

Yeah, accessories are great, but they aren't the whole package. They only enhance or compliment what is already there, although they often are the things that you notice. No one notices a cool shirt if you're wearing a super sweet strand of beads in a contrasting color on top of the shirt.

That's why God commands us to adorn ourselves not with braided hair, gold jewelery or brown leather belts, but with good deeds.

1 Timothy 2:9-10 "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God."

Our deeds should be the things that are noticed and appreciated. But I am keeping my belt. ;-)

As a side note, I wrote this whole post while my cat was sitting on me. :)

A Memory Like an Elephant's

Jake has the memory of an elephant when it comes to food. The ironic thing is that Jake is not an elephant; he's a cat. As a routine animal, he knows the exact time his chow should be in his bowl. If I am running a little late or get busy doing something else, Jake will remind me that it's time to eat by meowing loudly, batting at my legs with his paws or even chasing my little sisters. As soon as I start to walk in the general direction of the laundry room, Jake races ahead to wait impatiently next to his bowl.

He also knows how much I normally feed him. If I accidentally give him a smaller serving than I regularly do, he will eat what he has and demand more. He is very persistant and won't retreat until he has had his fair share. By chasing, crying, batting, and boxing he will eventually convince me to give him a little bit more.

As soon as he has been given his correct daily portion, contentment and rest immediately follow. He understands that dinner will come in due time, and after he has had the right amount, he won't get anymore until he needs to. Breakfast is normally followed by a 9 hour nap in the sun which ends abruptly when his serving dish is rung for dinner. At the sound of me clanking the bowls, crunching of the bags of food and the closing the closet door, Jake's attitude is always the same.

"I NEED this food so badly that I can't wait another second, and if you make me wait, I may do something drastic."

We should all imitate Jake's behavior when it comes to spending time in God's Word, and should constantly desire the communication with Him, not resting until we have been filled spiritually. The desire to seek wisdom and knowledge should consume our every thought until we have sat before His throne and passively received our daily quotient of His strength and power. We need to crave our quiet times with God since it is the only place where we can be still and be filled at the same time.

Proverbs 4:7 "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding."

Wacky Web-Pic Wednesday #2

It is once again time for Wacky Web-Pic Wednesday, and I have found something special for today. I think we could safely classify this pic as modern art. Why? Well, you see, if you are brave enough to venture into a modern art museum, you probably won't escape without being asked this strange question.

"So, how does this make you feel?"

In my personal experience whenever I look at modern art, it makes me feel sad. And I like cats, so to see one humiliated in this fashion just isn't right somehow. This picture would most likely never make it into a museum, but if it did and someone asked me how the above picture made me feel, I would promptly answer with the following statement.

"How does it make you feel? How do you think that cat feels?"

All of this to say, if you plan on ever attending a modern art museum, you can't say you weren't warned.