Five Minute Friday - Real

 

Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays.

We write because we want to, not because we have to. We write for fun, for joy, for discovery.

We just write without worrying if it’s just write or not.

Won’t you join us?


OK, are you ready? Give me your best five minutes on:




REAL

The Velveteen Rabbit

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When I think of real, I remember the velveteen rabbit who wanted to be real.  I don't really remember the ins and outs of the story, but I know that at the end, the rabbit was real but it was a mess!  It didn't look pretty anymore.  The rabbit had been so loved on that an eye was missing and his fur had been rubbed off in some places.  He looked bedraggled.

I think that is how it is in real life, too.  We start out as cute little babies but in the process of becoming the man or woman that God intends for us to be, we have to have alterations.  Some rough edges need to be smoothed out.  Sharp prickly parts of our personality need to be softened.  Our innate selfishness needs to be coated over with love for others.

I think experiencing God's love and then learning to share that love with others makes us the "real-est" of all!

And when we make it Home, perhaps having used up all our talents and abilities, He will pronounce us Real - Real Good and Faithful Servants!

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I'm linking up at the Gypsy Mama's blog.  Click here to read other definitions of "Real".
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