I have a pair of jeans in my closet that I avoid. They're probably collecting dust 
by now from neglect.
It's not that I don't like them. They're my favorite. We're meant to be together.
But as time passes they ask more of me. The moment I walk into my closet they speak.
Reasons I Ignore my Blue Jeans
My jeans measure me. They always do. I picked out those jeans initially because they made me look good. And they were comfortable. But as I grow, they point out what they need to.
They encourage me to work out. I have a way of convincing myself that I have better things to do than work out. I'm a busy girl. But when I so much as look at those jeans on the hanger, they remind me that I'd be better off with exercise. "How you look is not important," they say. "You'll be healthier."
They remind me that I should be watching my intake. Occasionally I give in to their invitation to spend time together. Instead of just allowing our time together to be pleasant, they whisper stirring words. They make me uncomfortable, calling to my mind my reliance on unhealthy things.
Much like the word of God, time spent intimately with my jeans reveals just where I need to be.
Though I'm not, my jeans are faithful; unchanging. They don't change sizes to please or fit me.
They're carefully crafted.
They sit in my closet ready to speak a word.
Always wanting to be with me.
I may ignore them often, but I know they speak the truth.
And I know the words they speak aren't formed for judgement, but for my bettering.
They are FOR ME.
I know that if I give them my time, their life-filled words will inspire me. They will urge me to change, and call me to commitment. It will take work, and time, and parts of the old me will melt away. Before I know it I'll be spending more and more time with my jeans, and less time with that I once loved.
These are the real reasons I ignore my jeans. But oh how I want to fit into them.
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The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible. -Dwight L Moody