Our Fish

While at Petco one day my son fell in love with some goldfish. Since they were only 13 cents I had the lady get out two for us-one for my son and the other for my daughter. My son's fish is gold and black, and sports a perfect Hitler mustache right across his upper lip. Since my husband is a painter, I named one fish Sherwin, and the other Williams- Much to my husbands horror, as he is a strict Porter Paints man. Anyways, Sherwin and Williams are very stupid goldfish. Big surprise. I noticed this the first time I fed them. I put the flakes in, but they didnt budge. They refused to come to the top of the water to get the food, though they were obviously hungry. Instead, they waited for the flakes to get water-logged and then sink down to the bottom of the bowl. Now I gag everytime I feed them, because the bottom of the bowl is filled with fish poopy and who knows what else and the food gets mixed in with all that-AND THE FISH EAT IT! How gross!!!! If only theyd go to the top of the bowl! I myself have never eaten fish food, but I imagine it tastes a lot better crispy than soggy and mixed with fish droppings. But as I sit and think about these fish I wonder how many times I act like them in my life. How many times have I missed what God has given me because I refuse to venture to the top of my bowl? How many times have I eaten poop-laden leftovers when I could have eaten straight from the Master's hand?
Now instead of grumbling about how stupid and gross these fish are everytime I feed them, I am instead humbled as God reminds me that sometimes these fish and I arents that different after all. Even though I have never actually eaten poopy fish food.