This is Spring Break time, and we are kicking it off right. Sara has a cousin who lives in Florence and we went to see them today. Her and her husband have a little boy, slightly younger than Ben. Needless to say, family trips are easier to plan when the kids are about the same age.
Today, our trip led us to the Jackson Zoo. I never realize how much I love animals until I'm actually there looking at them. Orangutans, giraffes, otters, tortoises, lemurs, kookaburas, chimps, and rhinos. At one point, we were sitting on a stone bench looking at the pink flamingos and ducks. On observing how easily the water rolled off the duck's back, I realized two things:
1) Why people use the phrase "like water off a duck's back"
2) How different and unique God made animals
Yeah, I understand that environments can cause variations in animals, but the basic designs that God set are absolutely mind-blowing. I hope that one day I will be teaching Ben about the creativity of God through what He designed in nature.The greatest thing though was spending time with people who share those same feelings.
Recently someone told me that when their husband became a believer, everyone thought he was snooty because he no longer would hang out with the old crew. Many people would feel the same way, but I feel that in order to effectively follow Christ, you need a time of separation from who you were, especially if the influences are people.
Enduring Understanding: Believers, whether new or old, will be faced with the pressures of their old life. This may be people, things, or actions, and sometimes it is necessary, if not vital to the life of the believer to cling to Jesus instead of their old self. It's not snooty or precocious, but healthy and wise.
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