When he hears me sweeping the floor he comes crawling as fast as little hands and knees will bring him. I think in his brain he's going "FOOOOOD!!!"
I swear, this kid will stick anything in his mouth. I seriously caught him the other day stuffing an earthworm in his mouth. I am not squeamish by nature, but I do draw the line at earthworms and bugs.
It sort of puzzles me how I can offer my 1 year-old good food and watch him throw it on the floor (okay - about 1/3 of it ends up in his mouth) and yet, after he's supposedly done, and I am sweeping the floor he suddenly wants to have a big "floor feast". Bits of food mixed with dirt and dust, hair and dead flies (can you say, living in the country?)...
And the other day the thought came to me, isn't that the way we are so often? God offers us fresh food everyday through His Word; fresh experiences with Him, fresh testimonies to share with others, fresh revelations, new answers to prayer
and yet we are content to feed on the stale crumbs of what has already happened (<-- Tweet This)
We share testimonies of what God did for us years ago
We share stories about others' experiences with God
We feast of the tales of saints who have gone on before -- long before.
Sure - there is nothing wrong with that.
But have you had any fresh food lately? (<--Tweet This)
Do you have a new story to tell?
A fresh revelation of Jesus Christ?
What has God given you today?
Because I am sure it puzzles Him to watch His kids scrambling around on the floor picking up old bits of crumbs from yesterday and last year when we have a fresh feast waiting for us today! (<--Tweet This)
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19 comments:
Wow! I never thought of it that way! Fresh revelations are so much more inspiring than stale ones. Thanks for sharing this at Motivation Monday!
This was awesome! What great insight. I never thought of it that way before but you are so right! Thanks for posting it!!
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Rosalind,
You make an excellent point -- that God spreads a bountiful table before us, and so often we walk on by, intent on junk food, quick food, or no food, while our souls starve or are hindered from spiritual malnutrition. May we allow him to fill our cup daily so that it runs over and we have "meat to eat that you know not of!" Thanks for visiting Be Not Weary. May God richly bless you this fine day :)
great words here...nothing is worse than stale spiritual food....may we live on our fresh daily manna from HIm. blessings and eat well:)
I love this. My little Grandson's favorite thing to do is play with the dustpan and eat the dusty crumbs. Guess this is normal? Your analogy of fresh food is perfect.
this post is totally on point. I am learning to live in the present and also draw from past testimonies when all seems gloomy..
Children are funny....not sure why they find the dustpan and things from the floor "sweet" sigh. guess they get to build their immunity?? lol
Rosalind you are so right! I love seeing what God has planned for me each day and there is always an opportunity to learn from it. :)
amen!!! We have to keep our eyes open for those things He has planned for us.
I totally agree. :) Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
Thank you, Vicky. And it's good to know that my son isn't the only kid who likes to eat garbage. lol!!!!!!
Amen!!! Thank you for your kind comment!
Amen! Running over!!! Thank you for stopping by to leave an encouraging comment. Have a great weekend!
Kaitlyn - Wow!! Thank you so much. I am stopping by to check it out. I feel so honored. Thank you!
Tammie - thank you!! Have a great weekend!!
Dear Barb - yes they are. Thank you for the link up!
I loved the comparison in your post. Awesome!!
Oops, here I go again, forgetting to thank you for linking up over at WholeHearted Home. I sure love reading your blog!!
This is truly a wonderful post! We need to ensure that we are continuing to grow, not just getting stuck on what God has done in the past. Thank you for the reminder and encouragement! Blessings sis!!
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