I finished reading one of the books in my collection last week, and got up to put it back where I keep it. I had to walk by the trash can, and I wondered what it would be like if we threw books away after we read them. The one I read is not easily replaced, so that thought was quickly dismissed, but pieces of it recurred the following days.

What if you watched a movie and threw it away, or drove a car and junked it? Can you imagine waiting for a gift for months, using it one, and then setting it out at the curb? That’s pretty crazy. Yet, we do it more often that we might think.

How many times have you asked (or pleaded) for God to move in your life on something particular, and then ask for a second option when He does? Or, you ask for forgiveness just so that you can do the same thing over again? Putting it that way, we throw away quite a few good gifts during our lives.

It’s something to think about anyway.