Cake and Icing

       I always like writing about our basic self. Like what do we have if all we have is our self.  However I need to write about our need for companionship as well. We have a need to feel that we are not alone. We have a need to feel that we are accepted and that we matter to someone. I believe we all want a family and friends who care for us and maybe even love us in someway. I will call this the cake that we need.

    I believe, the icing in life is our successes, our money, house, car and all the other material wealth and gain that we have accumulated in our life. The icing really taste good with the cake and it makes us feel satisfied. However if all we have is the icing we will always feel that there is something missing from our lives. No amount of icing can replace the satisfaction that we get from the cake. On the other hand a cake without a little bit of icing our life will not taste so sweet. We need both the cake and the icing to make our life more livable.

1 John 4:19 "We love because he first loved us."