What Stinks?
So the other day, I noticed an icky smell. Using my solid detective skills and my bloodhound nose, I found the culprit of the stench. Above you see my washing machine…full of wet clothes…that have sat there…for 9 days. Yes, folks you read that correctly, NINE days. I wish I could tell you I forgot about them. I didn’t. As a matter of fact I had run said load of laundry approximately 6 times before I came across it again. Way too much laundry soap, copious amounts of fabric softener wasted and lets not mention the more than half of bottle of vinegar that was used to remove the putrid sour smell from my clothes. I wish I could say this is the first time that this has ever happened. It’s not. But I will say this…my stinky clothes got me thinking…
I do not share this to publicly humiliate myself or share what a poor housekeeper I can be. I share this because I think we ALL have something that stinks, that we’d like to avoid. Some sin that we know is there, but try not to acknowledge in the hopes that it will magically fix itself. Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but just like my laundry isn’t going to wash, dry and fold itself, our sin isn’t going to go away either, not without some action on our parts.
So as silly as this may sound, I am grateful for my smelly laundry tonight. It has made me think about the sin that I know is there, but I have been avoiding. And just like washing, drying, folding, and putting away my laundry is not alway a pleasant task, it is necessary…just like examining my sin and confronting it head on is all necessary. So while I am tackling the laundry, I am going to be thinking about how I react to situations. My emotions and frustration can often get the best of me, which can lead to a loud voice and a not so kind tone. This is something I know, but do not like to acknowledge, but something that God is obviously trying to make me aware of. So today not only do I choose to complete the task of doing the laundry, but also acknowledging the areas of sin that are easy to avoid.
Just as Luke 16:10 tells us “If you are faithful in the little things, you will be faithful in the large ones. But if you are dishonest in the little things, you won’t be honest with the great responsibilities.” I want to honor God with everything I do, the big and the small. What about you? Is there an area of you life that you try to avoid because it is easier than dealing with it? Come join me…let’s be faithful in ALL we do…big and small…
So the other day, I noticed an icky smell. Using my solid detective skills and my bloodhound nose, I found the culprit of the stench. Above you see my washing machine…full of wet clothes…that have sat there…for 9 days. Yes, folks you read that correctly, NINE days. I wish I could tell you I forgot about them. I didn’t. As a matter of fact I had run said load of laundry approximately 6 times before I came across it again. Way too much laundry soap, copious amounts of fabric softener wasted and lets not mention the more than half of bottle of vinegar that was used to remove the putrid sour smell from my clothes. I wish I could say this is the first time that this has ever happened. It’s not. But I will say this…my stinky clothes got me thinking…
I do not share this to publicly humiliate myself or share what a poor housekeeper I can be. I share this because I think we ALL have something that stinks, that we’d like to avoid. Some sin that we know is there, but try not to acknowledge in the hopes that it will magically fix itself. Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but just like my laundry isn’t going to wash, dry and fold itself, our sin isn’t going to go away either, not without some action on our parts.
So as silly as this may sound, I am grateful for my smelly laundry tonight. It has made me think about the sin that I know is there, but I have been avoiding. And just like washing, drying, folding, and putting away my laundry is not alway a pleasant task, it is necessary…just like examining my sin and confronting it head on is all necessary. So while I am tackling the laundry, I am going to be thinking about how I react to situations. My emotions and frustration can often get the best of me, which can lead to a loud voice and a not so kind tone. This is something I know, but do not like to acknowledge, but something that God is obviously trying to make me aware of. So today not only do I choose to complete the task of doing the laundry, but also acknowledging the areas of sin that are easy to avoid.
Just as Luke 16:10 tells us “If you are faithful in the little things, you will be faithful in the large ones. But if you are dishonest in the little things, you won’t be honest with the great responsibilities.” I want to honor God with everything I do, the big and the small. What about you? Is there an area of you life that you try to avoid because it is easier than dealing with it? Come join me…let’s be faithful in ALL we do…big and small…
