"Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?" Proverbs 27:4 (NIV)
So, here I am cleaning house and taking out trash and slowly knocking out my stash of yarn. But yarn is tricky and when you see a new pattern, you want to make it, even if it requires more yarn. At another blog I follow called Daydream Knits, I saw a photo of the stack of items she had knitted. I was instantly jealous. I wished I could knit that much in that little bit of time. I wished I could make a more complicated pattern. I had just seen one in a post from Brooklyn Tweed that made me want to find money I didn't have to start a project I wouldn't complete. I felt that familiar stir to jump into action and start a new project of some luxurious shawl or sweater.
Then the spirit of truth washed over me.
"But Godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV)
Wanting to be like this lovely young lady is not feasible, nor is it wise. I would have to take time from other things to make that happen. I would end up with more yarn that would overwhelm me and everyone around me. I would also be giving into jealousy. By being jealous of her pile of lovely, completed crafts, I would be telling God that I am not content with what I have right now, in this season of my life. I have the gift of knitting as well and I have plenty to knit with. I also have children that I home school and they require a good chunk of my attention and time. So, today I am content with completing whatever I make, out of whatever I have, whenever I have time. And tomorrow I pray for that peace again.
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