My family and I are meat eaters. Yes – you heard me. We love a good piece of meat. In fact, today, on Christmas day we have a Christmas menu planned unlike any before. No turkey for us, we are having surf and turf. Filet mignon and crab cakes are the main entree and I can’t wait.
I was so glad when I found that my husband and I shared a love for red meat. This was a blessing because my parents raised me as a meat eater. I know there are a lot of vegetarians out there and no offense intended, but I could not have married one. My dad who was born and bred in Ottumwa, Iowa was surrounded by cows growing up. It would have been impossible to grow up there and not eat meat. And so- he passed on his love for meat to me.
A bit of history for you: For my seventh birthday I was given the option of choosing my birthday meal. What did I choose? Not pizza. Not chicken fingers and fries. Not macaroni and cheese. I requested pot roast. A taste had been developed for meat – and it was definitely a favorite.
My husband and I relish a finely cut portion of meat, no doubt and we have trained our daughter in the same way. Recently we went to a steak house for dinner and Emily requested the sirloin. She also has become a meat eater apparently.
Recently we had a similar situation at home. My daughter came to me with a confession. “Mommy – guess what I did last night?” Her expression was sheepish, so I was ever so slightly nervous to ask. “What’s that, sweetie?” She told me that she was being sneaky and took her small flashlight to bed with her and was reading under her covers. “You were?” I said with a tad bit of excitement because I’ve been hoping she would develop a love for reading. “What book did you take to bed? Boxcar Children? Chalkbox Kid?” And it was her answer that almost knocked me over:
“No mommy, I read the first chapter of Genesis! It was really great! I think I’ll read another chapter tonight.”
Now, why was I so shocked? She has developed a taste for the finer things in life. We read Scripture together almost daily, or at least a Bible Story or learn a Verse or something. It shouldn’t be a surprise. Her heart and mind have been born and bred to enjoy God’s Word.
“Hallelujah! I have found Him, who my soul so long has craved.
Jesus satisfies my longings,
Through His blood I now am saved.”
It is so true that God’s Word is like a delicious, hearty cut of steak. Melting in the heart and mind of the believer, satisfying the cravings of those who desire Him, fulfilling the deepest of hunger pains.
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16”
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(originally written December 28, 2009)
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