One of the best things about the day was that Derrick got me my very own pair of REAL pearl earrings. I love them. After the past few years I had always loved wearing my FAKE pearl earrings, but they wouldn't last. They would either turn my ears green, the coating would start unraveling only reveal the plastic ball below the surface, or the glue would break it off.
Today I was reading a book my sister got me a while ago called "And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity". There was a passage in there that talked about the value of pearls and it says "We just don't get the value of pearls since we live in a culture that creates them. Jesus lived in a culture that knew their true value. Did you know that when He was on earth the only way to find a pearl was to dive into the ocean and find mollusks...not one but thousands. In fact, a man had to open up to 15,000 mollusks to find just ONE pearl, and it may or may not have been one of great value. How many did he have to pry open to find that precious pearl of great value? So rare was the valuable pearl that often a man did have to sell all that he had--his land, his livestock, his servants, his home--to have enough to buy just one pearl of great value. I wonder if we will pursue Christ with such a passion?"
Wow what a question...
Just like REAL pearls, a relationship with Christ is something of great value that is something to be cherished. In life we try to find things that will fill the void of Christ in our hearts. Those FAKE pearls always simply reveals the real person at the core. I am constantly striving and to keep the Lord as my focus of my life.
When Derrick gave me my pearls, he also gave me a Care Card that gave specifics as to how to care for my pearls. It gave specifics as to what to do and what you should avoid. It also said on the care card "Pearls can keep their luster for a very long time, when cared for. Proper pearl care is not difficult, as long as you remember that these gems are organic by nature, grown in water from living cells of a living creature."
When caring for my relationship with the Lord I think of this simple care card. Just as pearls can keep their luster for a a long time, I can have a relationship with Christ for eternity and you can too. Having a relationship with Christ is not difficult, as long as you remember that God sent his one and only son to die on the cross for yours and MY sins. If we simply seek him, he will guide us the rest of the way.
I think it is so neat that the Lord always finds a way to relate my focus back to him. Being excited about my new pearls, I now have a daily reminder of the Lord in my life.
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