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Flying Spiders & Blessed Forgetfulness |
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Written by steven
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
 Sometimes I think about how blessed we are that God didn't create spiders with wings. I know all too well the horrors of meeting up with wasps and bees, but I think those are benign terrors compared to what we would face if the black widow and brown recluse were able to land on our belly button as we're lounging around the pool. So I'm thankful to the Father that he didn't go in that direction.
I'm also thankful that he created us with the ability to forget things. Sometimes we may think of our forgetful minds as a negative. I think it's a great blessing. Don't get me wrong, forgetting to open the garage door before you back out is no blessing, but I'm looking at this from a different angle: Imagine if we were constantly mindful of all the stupid things we've said and done in this life?
Sometimes the memory of a foolish comment I made in the past comes out of nowhere and lands on my spirit like a ton of bricks. Maybe it's some instance where I thought I could share some "wisdom" but wound up revealing what a fool I am (Prov. 17:28  ). Perhaps it was an attempt at humor that I later realized could have been (and probably was) interpreted in a much more dastardly way than I intended. It's those types of memories and much more that come to me now and then and instantly cause me to cringe to the point of wanting to pull my hair out.
It reminds me of men in the Old Testament who would tear their garments when something terrible vexed them, or more specifically Ezra when he pulled hair from his head and beard when he got word of the Israelites sin (Ezra 9:3 ).
We make mistakes aplenty. I make more than the rest of you, especially when my mouth is open. So for this reason I am very thankful that we have the ability to forget most of those mistakes. I am also thrilled that spiders, scorpions and snakes can't fly.
Readers have left 2 comments. No.1 Untitled
Also, just think if dogs could fly?
I daresay it would be particularly annoying if a dog landed on one's belly button whilst one was lounging around the pool. No.2 Untitled
You make a good point. But I would take my chances with the dog before I would the spider. Perhaps the dog can be coaxed with some affection. J! Reactions • General Site LicenseCopyright © 2006 S. A. DeCaro |
