One of our cats has a lot hair. Sometimes the hair gets matted around her neck. Since nobody likes to pet a mangy mat infested cat, we usually try to cut the mats off. Needless to say, she does not like this. One person has to hold the cat while the other one works at cutting off the mat. To call it holding is a bit of a stretch, it is more like restraining the cat. If you have ever owned a cat, you probably know that they are not really restrainable, and they would tell you that you don't own them, but that they own you. The entire time she is of course yowling and squirming, trying to get away.
The end result though is always good. She looks better, she feels better, and she gets more attention, which is what her cat life is all about.
So I was thinking of this experience and relating it to us humans. Sometimes there are things that come our way that we don't like or understand. We resist them with all of our might. But, they are still going to happen to us, and if we would just sit still long enough and let the moment play out, we may actually find that everything is ok.
Once the moment is finally over, I just might realize that some good came out of all of that. All things work together for good for those that love God.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
1 comment:
Okay Jeff. Profundity is well and good, but my thoughts at your dilemma went like this.
If you pop for Cathy and the girls a trip to the beauty shop, when their hair becomes unmanageable, it sounds like it would save you and the cat some hassle if you'd just send the cat to a hair salon.
Smiles.
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