Saturday, September 19, 2009 - Don't be Like Zax
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I have a cat who has his own mind made up about what he wants. He only wants what he wants and not what the Man of the house wants. The Man loves the cat, whose name is Zax. If the Man didn’t love Zax, he wouldn’t be here in this fine place where the family of the Man takes care of him and loves him. The man hoped that Zax would love him back. He gives the scraps from his own plate to Zax, and always treats him with kindness. The Man waits for Zax to love him back. Zax, sometimes walks toward the Man, and seems like he might show the Man some affection, and the Man’s heart is overjoyed. Then Zax passes the Man by…favoring the Man’s wife, or his son. Zax turns and shows his behind to the Man... and licks the face of someone else. The man is crying on the inside and is somewhat angered by this insolence. Zax won’t talk to the Man anymore. He used to greet the Man with a “Rowww” often, and at times, Zax even cuddled up to the Man. The man waits for this kind of affection to return… Day after day, the Man holds out hope that his beloved cat will return his love. And day after day, Zax, gives his affection to those who have never earned it…. To those who didn’t choose him, as the Man has chosen him. The Man hurts watching Zax choose everyone and everything else except he who loves him and gave him a home in his family. Perhaps Zax is angry with the man, because one of the man’s sons treats him cruelly… and Zax has decided it is the Man’s fault- after all, the Man is the Father of this son, and he could make everything in the house perfect and then Zax could return his love. Or maybe Zax doesn’t hate the man…but he thinks others are more fun. Sometimes the Man thinks that Zax shows affection to the woman or to the son in his presence just to spite him. This makes the Man angry, but yet, he still loves Zax, and treats him with kindness. Even when Zax does something he should not do, like try to steal food from the Man’s plate, the man does not abuse Zax, but only stops him and punishes him within reason. Zax never sees the love of the Man, and what he gives and what he overcomes in order to keep on loving him. Zax cannot seeor feel the love of the Man. Or maybe he does, but just wants his own way.
I will tell you the meaning of my little parable… Zax, is the arrogant and selfish child, and the Man, is God. Some of God’s children keep running to everyone and everything else when the Father tries to love on them… and like the Man, God keeps hoping the child will choose Him instead. Oh maybe they don’t really mean to, they think there is time to get to God when they are done doing the things they want to do. After all they have fire insurance... right? Maybe they are just busy. Maybe they are hurt too much by the other children of God ….. But they are missing the greatest Love of all…….Stop it. Today, turn to the one who loves you. Don’t be like Zax. |
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Well, I'm a Mom, a Medical Assistant, a knitter, kite flyer, nature lover...Around here we have special needs, ( Asperger's, ADHD, Bi-polar) a few animal pals, some tattoos and a homeschool. It's our 6th year. This is my 16th year of marriage to a Mr. Visionary who happens to be a walking miracle.
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