I have four pair of old work jeans. I like my jeans, and I live in them. They are from Tractor Supply for life out here. I like them because they have 7 belt loops to keep my pants up when I bend over to do stuff down there. They have a foldable rule pocket on the side that is just perfect for my cell phone; a sweet mix of old school and Gen Z. And because these jeans are utility jeans, they have more room in the legs (for my massive calves (ha, ha) and more room in the seat (no jokes, please). But the best feature is the cotton material. Cotton is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. So, Tractor Supply has these new, slimmer fitting jeans that look better than my baggy jeans. But since they are slimmer fitting, they are made of stretchable material. Translation: synthetic fibers: a blend of cotton, polyester, and elastane. But they just don’t feel right. They are colder in the winter and sticky hotter in the summer. But they do look nice. They have a phone pocket, but it’s in the back, underneath my right-hand hip pocket where the shape of the phone looks like a girl’s phone in her hip pocket. Not to my liking. But they do look nice. The pockets are double lined to keep holes from poking out, but they bunch up under the tighter fitting material. But did I mention that they look nice? Tractor Supply has made better jeans with better features and sturdier pockets, but they just don’t feel right. So, I’m going back to my old-school $14 cotton jeans and ditching the better-looking stretchable $27 jeans. Jeremiah 6:16, “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.” Hey, the choice is up to you. Try the new-fangled ways that may look better, but they chafe at you every day. Or get back to the old ways and find rest, peace, and comfort for your soul. Old comfortable jeans and the old-fashioned Bible way: both sound good to me.
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