The Case of Abigail: A Godly Woman

I wrote this in my diary some time ago. I wanted to share it here but didn't. I think it wouldn't be a long enough post. Blog posts are supposed to be lengthy, right? But one of the reasons I started this blog was to share things on my heart. So I guess even if it's a few lines, I shouldn't let that stop me. So here goes...

Since reading about Abigail in the Bible, I've been quite fascinated by her. Her story can be found in 1 Samuel 25. She was married to a mean man, a churlish man, as the Bible puts it. But if her husband was so mean, why did she stay with him? 

Perhaps she stayed out of respect for God. Perhaps she wasn't even a happy wife. Perhaps she didn't even love her husband, at least not in a romantic way, but in a reverential way. Perhaps she was a wife who did all her widely duties because it was the right thing to do. What a woman! Could you do that?

Somehow, I think it was a case of deliverance for her when her husband died from his 'meanness'. Of course, she must have felt sad and mourned in some way. But she was perhaps happy to be free from such a churlish husband. 

What do you think?

Another reason I admire her is the fact she was referred to as, "a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance". Those are wonderful traits to have. Don't you think so? 

Until next time :)

Oh, the Wisdom of Animals!

You know, I can't help but think how much more sensible animals are, more than us humans.

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• They hunt to satisfy their hunger and feed their young; not to store up wealth or because of greed.

• They hunt and eat, then rest and play. They are not constantly on the go!

• They build their homes using the resources around them. They don't go into debt doing so!

• They have and care for their young the way that nature so established. They dont have to depend on doctors and midwives, medical technology stuff and baby formula. Good ole' breastmilk is the way to go!

Oh, why do we humans complicate things so? Sometimes I think we are too intelligent! We are so bright that we can't seem to appreciate good ole' common sense! We know too much, and unfortunately, the more we know, it is the dumber we seem to become.

And on another note, why are we humans so wicked? Animals kill on instinct, for food and for survival. But as for us humans, it's a whole different story! The brutality of humans sometimes makes you wonder, a weh wi heart deh? How could Slavery or the Holocaust exist? I sat and listened to the story of a survivor of the Holocaust, and my mouth was wide open throughout her story. How could human beings treat other human beings so? Oh, the wickedness of man! We can often be not only dumber than animals, but more savage, too!

Can you think of any other ways that we humans complicate life, when compared to how animals live?

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