Do the little things bother you? Are you strong in the big events, calm, cool and calculated? But when the little stuff happens does it just throw you all out of alignment? I am very much wired that way. And often the little things just do not get my attention.
For the past few weeks, when I take the dogs out for the morning routine, I have seen sticks and small branches laying in the yard under the tree. I have thought I better clean those up because the lawn mowing folks are going to be here soon and I need the yard to be cleaned up and ready to go. There is always a good excuse like, it is raining or it is too cold today. Honestly sometimes it is I just do not feel like doing it. There is always something!
Then it happened, I heard the roar of the lawnmowers heading up my backyard to begin to cut the grass. It was the moment predicted, yet the moment I was not prepared for. I quickly got up, got ready and went to the backyard under the tree with the branches and in a sort amount of time and effort, the yard was ready to be mowed and the mowers were ready for my area to finish their job.
You know it really was not too difficult of a job to complete. It actually felt good being in the fresh air walking around and accomplishing a small task. The smallness of a simple accomplishment was not as bad as the anticipation of not wanting to do it. The longer I waited, the bigger a problem it became. It was urgent when they showed up to cut the grass.
I wonder why we let the little, subtle sin sit in out lives? You know, the little things nobody will know about. It really isn't hurting anyone else. I'll be able to clean it up later. It is not that big of a deal. Yet over time, it grows and festers until it becomes a bigger happening that needs immediate attention.
We need to deal with our sin struggle when it happens. We need to fight our sin desires to defeat them before they are actions in our lives. We need to keep our yards clean so that we never need to urgently rush to clean it up.
"And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh." - Romans 13:11-14
Peace,
PB
For the past few weeks, when I take the dogs out for the morning routine, I have seen sticks and small branches laying in the yard under the tree. I have thought I better clean those up because the lawn mowing folks are going to be here soon and I need the yard to be cleaned up and ready to go. There is always a good excuse like, it is raining or it is too cold today. Honestly sometimes it is I just do not feel like doing it. There is always something!
Then it happened, I heard the roar of the lawnmowers heading up my backyard to begin to cut the grass. It was the moment predicted, yet the moment I was not prepared for. I quickly got up, got ready and went to the backyard under the tree with the branches and in a sort amount of time and effort, the yard was ready to be mowed and the mowers were ready for my area to finish their job.
You know it really was not too difficult of a job to complete. It actually felt good being in the fresh air walking around and accomplishing a small task. The smallness of a simple accomplishment was not as bad as the anticipation of not wanting to do it. The longer I waited, the bigger a problem it became. It was urgent when they showed up to cut the grass.
I wonder why we let the little, subtle sin sit in out lives? You know, the little things nobody will know about. It really isn't hurting anyone else. I'll be able to clean it up later. It is not that big of a deal. Yet over time, it grows and festers until it becomes a bigger happening that needs immediate attention.
We need to deal with our sin struggle when it happens. We need to fight our sin desires to defeat them before they are actions in our lives. We need to keep our yards clean so that we never need to urgently rush to clean it up.
"And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh." - Romans 13:11-14
Peace,
PB
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