As a kid I always wanted a pet. We had
Chibi but the time with her was very short-lived since I was allergic to
her. One morning I woke up and she was gone. Dad
had taken her to a place where she could live out in the country and run wild
and free. If you knew Chibi running wild and free was what she
did, even if it was in our subdivision.
Being a military brat, having pets is
difficult. If Dad gets orders to go overseas then transporting
your pet can be difficult. You have to quarantine for a time and
go through paperwork, so after Chibi having a pet was pretty much out of the
question. I had gotten it in my mind though that if could find a
pet that could be caged my parents would allow it. A mouse was
cute but it was still a mouse. A bunny, well that was
possible. This began my obsession with getting a bunny
rabbit. It never happened but I have a lot of bunny rabbit stuffed
animals from those days.
And so when Daffy entered our world everything
changed. My brother brought her to my parent’s house (now retired
from the Marines) and the family was never the same again. Ten
years later our family now has a total of four dogs and two cats and none of us
live on a farm. We all fell in love with Daffy, how can you
not? She is practically human.
One puppy affected a whole bunch of other
puppies. I now have Nay Nay and Zeke. I can’t help
but ask myself if I am the kind of Christian that makes other want to be around
other Christians. Sure the world isn’t accustomed to the kind of
lifestyle we may choose to live, but is it possible that my “cup overflowing”
attracts them to the truth of Christ?
It’s hard
sometimes…overflowing. It’s hard to reflect the mind of Christ
when your co-worker is negative and angry and somehow you get the side effects
of it. It’s hard when you are hurt and torn up about a trial in
your life and you insist you have joy, but when you lay your head on your pillow
at night you think it’s waning away. I can bring on a smart
remark if I want to, but do I overflow and display the love of Christ so that
those around me would respect Christ that I claim to love? I hope
so. I am reminded that as I am loved by Christ, so I must show His
love to others.
Debbie
Debbie
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