If you give a Mouse a cookie or a Moose a muffin...

Can you tell I teach three year olds? I love these two books. They both show true behavior.. Well, I am not sure about the mouse or moose but definitely my behavior. If you give me a cookie, I will WANT milk and then I will NEED something else and then WANT more and then NEED , you get it ,and nothing satisfies me!
In my Life group study of the book of Mark 7:1-23- It is about the disciples not washing their hands before they eat, they were not following the traditions and then Jesus steps in and Lets the teachers of the law know it is NOT the outward but the Heart that makes one clean...."These people show honor with words but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is worthless, the things they teach are nothing but human rules" OUCH!!!........ I would love to say I would NEVER allow traditions and rules to run my life but I am guilty! I have made sure that my kids have looked the part, made sure I was at church every time the door was open . I prayed before every meal and listen to only Jesus music and I have God's word on index cards all over my house, the list could go on and on... ALL the while my Heart is far from HIM!!!
Now that my mother in law has left. I need to clean out the frig. I have no idea what is in there, SCARY..I know, I could only clean the outside and make it look so shinny and no fingerprints on it, how cool would that be? , I could put pretty magnets on it, even add a TV on the door....but would it be clean???Who would concentrate on the outside when the problem is on the inside. How silly, right?
Well, the same is true of me, when one of our friends are depressed and we say let's go shopping and buy something or eat chocolate. Someone is lonely and we say get a man, have a baby, get a job, stay busy, go to church. All sounds good at the time but they are only taking care of the outside while the inside is corroding... and smelling awful!
We are all like the mouse and moose, if only I had the cookie or muffin, then if only I had milk.... if only....trying to satisfy the outward all the while the inward is.....
Hey, Is you Frig clean?