Good Morning Friends! Forever His, Friday!
Didn’t we have an awesome break in our typical summer heat this year! Oh yes
it’s warm right now, but gosh our temps were so nice and the rain….Wow!
Fantastic! The only negative I could find in the pleasant break was it was too
cool to swim….the water in the pool got really cool! Well, after last weekend
Kathyrn and I decided that it was time for a dip with the kids, so Monday after
work they came over for a much anticipated swim! The kids came into the house
looking for me, so excited in their swim suits! I had mine on too, but was
brewing tea, so sent them on out. In just a few minutes I headed out too. I
could hear the kids squealing with delight, but it’s what Kathyrn hollered to me
as I got close that threw me for a loop! She said, “IT’S GREEN!!!” I couldn’t believe my
ears…..Green….there’s no way! True
we had not been swimming in a couple of weeks….but Kim had run the filter…..Oh
my gosh, I couldn’t believe my eyes!!! GREEN, really GREEN and full of debris from all the rain and
wind…leaves, bugs…tons of dead june bugs floating….gross! Kathyrn cleaned the
plugged filter and began skimming, I begrudgingly got in and played with the
kids stirring the water so it would filter better. We filled the chlorine
containers and just shook our heads……when Papa got there, he couldn’t believe it
either, stating it wasn’t green on Saturday…..Well, after the kids left home I
couldn’t help thinking about our green
pool…..how quickly it had turned from a clear, clean pool to a yucky,
murky GREEN one! Talking about it
with a friend here at work, he said the same thing had happened to his pool….he
said, “All the conditions were just right.” Conditions….just right……to turn
clean to GREEN…..that’s when it hit
me! Oh my, how often is my life like the green
pool….How often do I let “conditions” in my life, turn me GREEN….murky…..stressed, anxious, worried,
ill-tempered, short, grumpy, jealous, hateful…My heart and mind are not
“clear”……not clearly focused on the pure love of our Heavenly Father…..Rather I
let “conditions” turn me murky……like the green swimming pool I am undesirable to those
around me…..and I know that my Father is disappointed…..Thankfully, conditions
can change. Our Father, unclogs the filter of my heart and mind, refills me
with HIS love and skims off my sinful actions through the blood of His only Son,
our Savior……Clean again I pray that my actions will sparkle with HIS love…….me,
HIS child, loved and forgiven…..Thank you Father, for the loving clean-ups! All
Glory, honor and Praise to YOU!
My flesh and my heart may fail, but my God is
the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26. I will cleanse
them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their
sins of rebellion against me. Jeremiah 33:8. God so loved the world that He
gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but
have eternal life. John 3:16. Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your
name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. Psalm 79:9. The
Lord bless you, and keep you: The Lord make His face shine on you, and be
gracious to you: The Lord lift up His countenance on you, and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26.
Love you all! Have a great holiday weekend!
Be safe
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