This morning I woke up to a very dirty cone of shame. For some reason, Albert decided to coat the outside of his cone with his litter box. It was a little, actually it was very, disgusting! I rinsed it off in the sink and let it air dry for a while. During the time it was drying, Albert started to clean himself. Cats are amazing creatures! He cleaned his whole body using his own tongue. If I were to clean myself that way, I would probably feel a little gross. But not with Albert. I sat and watched him as he cleaned himself. Pretty soon he started to scratch at the irritated spot on the top of his head. I stopped him, and he moved to a different part of his body. Very quickly, however, he moved right back to his head. The morning ended when I saw him actually scratching at his head with his rear paw. I put the cone back on him, felt a little sorry for him; but in the end, I know it was the best decision (regardless of how upset Albert was).
How in the world does this relate to us? Yesterday I wrote about the cone of shame, and how sometimes God uses it to teach us a lesson. Today that lesson has been solidified a little bit more. Sometimes time is the only way to heal some wounds. We may not like it, and it may take longer than we want it to. But God uses that time to refine us. And, as this morning shows, when we are left to solve problem on our own (me taking the cone off this morning to clean it), we can make the problem much worse than it is (Albert scratching at his wound will not heal it faster, it will only make it worse).
As I go about my day today, I must be willing to accept whatever form of discipline God will use to teach me lessons. I cannot pick how God will teach me, I can only choose the attitude I will have through it. I need to take God's correction with humility and patience; and remember, I probably deserve much worse than what I going through.
Some of you may be wondering when I am going to get back to scripture, I will! I have been reading in 1 Timothy. I am in chapter 6. I have just really been enjoying this time as a cat sitter. Taking care of Albert has really been good for me!
See you tomorrow!
In His service, Crazy Pete
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