Hey, ya’ll! So as you guys know,I have two adorable chickens! The white one is named Chiquita,which is Spanish for “little one.” For female,of course. And the brown one is named Presto. Yup! So,anyways,a few months ago,I was refilling their feeder with new chicken feed. Back then,we’d run out of chicken feed and I had to use the bird feed to feed them. Heh. I offered it to the chickens and they literally turned up their noses! (Or beaks!) I was like, What’s going on with them? And then I realized they had gotten so used to the bird feed because it had tasted soooo good, and when I offered them the chicken feed, they just turned away and ate the leftover bird feed! I was kind of offended! I mean, we spent $30 on that huge chicken feed bag!
Such ungrateful chickens, I fumed inside. Suddenly,I stopped. I just realized that the chickens are kinda like us! Imagine it this way,if you will. The bird feed is all the pleasures and entertainment of this wordly world, and the chicken feed is God’s blessings. And the chickens are us, and I’m God. When God offers us His wonderful blessings, we turn up our noses and reject it! We had become so accustomed to the pleasures of this fallen world that we spurn His gift!
Of course, God could have easily said, “Oh! Such ungrateful children!! What kind of children do I have??” Exactly what I thought!! But He doesn’t! He doesn’t go and force us to take His gift! No,indeed! He doesn’t push us! And I’m happy to say that my chickens have accepted the chicken feed and started eating it again. Just like we are moved by the Holy Spirit and eventually accept His gift! As you can see, you can learn lessons from God’s nature! I really have to go,because it’s 9:10 PM already. *grins sheepishly* I like to go to bed at least 9:00-9:30. Bye! *waves sleepily* 😉
Love,
Carissa ~