Today is Tuesday, March 11th, 2008; Karen's Korner #1267

People who know me, know that I live most of my life in jeans. Blue ones and black ones. As they get more worn, I don't mind my blue ones becoming more faded and comfortable. But the black ones, I like to be black.
 
I am sure I have heard more than once that to keep them as 'unfaded' as possible, things need to be washed inside out. Saves on the color. I bought a new pair of black jeans last week and washed them yesterday. I decided to wash the new pair inside out.
 
Then I came to my half-used-up pair. No sense of turning those around, I thought.
 
Then I had this God-thought, "Am I doing that with my life? Or the lives of others, who like me, are at least half-used up?"
 
It seemed like everything Jesus said was 'inside out'.
 
"..........if you are poor, be happy......for the Kingdom of God is yours....
........if you are hungry, be happy......you will be satisfied......
....... if you weep, be happy......the time is coming when you will laugh with joy....
........ if others hate and exclude you and smeer your name becaus you are Mine, be happy....
........rejoice....leap for joy!.....
.......for you have a great reward in heaven......"
(~ Luke 6:20 - 23)
 
And Jesus said a lot of other 'inside out' and 'upside down' things, trying to teach each of us so many things to help us be and do and think and know and believe........no matter how old we are or are not!
 
Not only did I turn my new black jeans inside out, I pulled the legs of my old jeans around too. They, like me, may have a lot of mileage left in them! I need to do my part to see that they are preserved!!

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