Why do my pockets feel so comfortable?

One day i was standing around just thinking and i noticed how comfortable it felt just to rest my hands safely in my pockets. I didnt have to shake anyones hand or ring up a customer or do much of anything at all. Then just as this comforting thought left my mind another thought convicted me without missing a beat. It is so much easier to hold onto the things inside our pockets than it is to let it go. Physically and spiritually we all have those"pockets".  

Physically our pockets can be big or small. We could carry a lot of stuff or a little bit of stuff. Say for instance, car keys? a wallet? chapstick? change? receipts? It could be anything. But how often do you decide to let go of that stuff? Most often those are the most vital things you need for wherever you are going. For instance, you are driving out of the Wal-mart parking lot and you see a man that is obviously needy. He looks hungry and is terribly thin. You remember that you just got 10 back in change from your purchase. Does whether or not that man might do drugs cross your mind? Does the light change right before you can roll down the window and give him your money? If these thoughts compel you to keep driving then your pockets are to comfortable. Your not willing to give of your valuables, your most essentials to help God and his children. 

Well here is another thing to think about, your spiritual pockets. God tells us that we should be full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. But how often are we even willing to give God those things through our service? Here is a really real example for me: Your at work and a customer comes busting into the store in a raging fit because YOU just messed up on a return. The customer is angry, yelling and obviously is not giving you the sort of respect you deserve. As a human being, your first response is usually to defend yourself and make yourself look your best in front of your manager, even though you know you just made a mistake. But i think God had a different plan for you and the wealth of love he has given you, stored right in your pocket. Its your choice, are your pockets not so comfortable that you could lend some of that love and show that customer Christ? Or is it so comfortable that you will keep Christ's hands from moving from within the pockets? One thing i do hope is, that i find just mere lint on the insides of my pockets when im gone, because i gave everything i had to give away.