Thursday, July 24, 2008

A lesson from cats

Boots and Hattie are amazing. They are 9 and one half years old, and have lived their entire lives outdoors.They like all of the varieties of food I give them, some better thaan others, but they eat it all, and seem grateful for it. Malchus, the visiting cat, on the other hand, seems to be getting spoiled. He is turning his nose up at some of the food,not eating it,taking it for granted,expecting it,instead of being appreciative. How often am I like him! I take God's blessings for granted,get spoiled by all of His goodness to me, instead of, like Boots and Hattie, being grateful and thankful, and "eating them up" as they are provided to me by His loving hand. After all,it ALL comes from Him,right down to the very breath I breathe. Thanks cats,for the lesson.Lord, don't let me ever forget it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is so true.
We need to have more gratitude and less 'give me more' attitude.

We all have more than we need and yet seem so ungrateful when things don't go our way or we don't get something. We pout,cry or act like we can't live without it.

Gratitude - now that's a lost term!