The Pacifier Parable

Nehemiah loves his pacifier.  He has since he was born.  In fact, we often use his pacifier as we burp him, because it helps to keep his screaming to a minimum.  There is a problem with this, though.  See, when it's time to him him his bottle back, he hates to give his pacifier up.  I pull and pull on it, but he he clings tight.  I explain to him, there is nothing nutritional in his pacifier.  What I have his much better for him, but he doesn't care.  (Ok, really he just doesn't understand yet.)

Every time he and I go through this cycle, I am reminded how much we are like this little baby.  See, there are lots of things in our life that we really like, and we don't want to give them up.  God asks us to give them to him, but we don't want to.  We just know that what we have is pretty good, and we want to keep it.  What we are missing out on is that God has something even better for us, something that is actually beneficial to us, something good for our body, or soul.  However, we can't  accept it until we give up our "pacifier."  God is standing there, holding the bottle, waiting for us to give up our pacifier.  This pacifier can be many things, like a comfortable job, nice paycheck, your tv time, car, essentially, the item can be anything that God is asking you to give to Him.  He has something better for you.  Are you willing to give up your "pacifier" and accept what He has?