lessons from a bracelet...

God will use absolutely anything to teach us a lesson if we will listen to the quietness...

a few months ago.. God tells me to put on this jade bracelet... He tells me it is a covenant band... that I am in covenant before Him.. and this is a visual reminder of this covenant...

so I am excited... God loves me special... He has given me a covenant... I research the meaning of Chinese Jade.. what makes it special.. I find it is a sign of royalty... it is valuable.. it is unbreakable... it is green.. which is the color of life... it is small so it will not come off and on.. it is permanent... this is a great thing.. right?

so as time goes on... I realize.. it doesn't match everything.. sometimes it is not comfortable... it is hot sometimes.. sometimes it is tight.. sometimes I want to take it off.. it is an annoyance... some days...

isn't this just like us as people? we want to be loved.. we want to be special to someone.. to be with someone for a lifetime... to belong to them.. to be a part of them... to be protected by them... but as time goes on... sometimes we want to take them off... they are too confining.. too uncomfortable... too annoying... I can't do everything I want to do because I am a reflection of this covenant... this person...

I continue to wear this bracelet... truly.. I am not sure it wouldn't have to be cut off because it is so small... some days this is the most beautiful bracelet I have ever seen.. the meaning behind it is so special to me... some days I cannot stand the sight of it... some days I can't breathe.. as though it is cutting off my circulation.. other days.. it breathes life into me...

I will continue to be faithful to this covenant.. true to it.. regardless of the feelings I have.. covenant is permanent.. it is for a lifetime.. it is unbreakable...