Winter Storm Clean Up

So, another storm coming, hitting us here in the western foothills later this afternoon.  I'm not quite ready.  You see, it snowed until late Sunday night, so I didn't go out and clear it yet.  Monday morning I woke up still feeling awful, but we had Homeschool Co-op, so I got up and went out and cleared half the driveway so I could get the van out to take the kids and I to Co-op.  By the time I got home, I was still feeling miserable and tired so I didn't go out and do the other half.  "I'll take care of that later."  Between busy, still sick, and just plain old procrastination ("It's too warm/wet to blow right now", "It will be easier later", "Maybe it will just melt"), I still haven't gotten to it, and yes, it's still there!   By now it is half melted and icy/crusty and if I don't get rid of it before this afternoon, it's not going to be good.

So, after a marathon meeting from 8-12 today I'm going to be out there with my shovel getting ready for snow.

Metaphor Alert!   This is how we often deal with sin in our lives.  We take care of it when we feel we have to or when we feel it is getting in our way.  But some sin isn't bothering us right now.  We know that it needs to be dealt with but it seems like it would be easier to wait and deal with it at a later time.  Maybe we're already feeling spiritually weak or tired.  There's that nagging thought that if we just leave it there, maybe it will go away on its own.  Except it doesn't.    As with my hardened flakes out front, it sits there and then when a new storm of life comes along, we are unprepared to deal with it because we haven't dealt with sin.   It will actually be harder now.  If only we'd dealt with it right away.  Waiting now, though, will only make it even harder later.

The beauty of dealing with sin is that Christ forgives.  The forgiveness is easy and free.  Confession and repentance is often very hard.  We need to do the work, though.  What sin have you left in the corner of your life's "driveway?"  What have you been putting off dealing with that you should allow Christ to clear out today before an unexpected storm of life hits?

Just my thoughts as I watch the weather this morning.