Matt has come to my rescue once again, if only just partially. Last night the sink stopped up. Ken put Drain-o in it, several times, and it ended up sitting there doing nothing. We have two dishwashers and one was running just fine, the one with the sink that was not stopped up. I decided to run the other one, and ended up with a kitchen floor full of sudsy water. Ken was up in a deer stand, and I thought I knew what to do, but decided to get some advice first. I called Matt and he confirmed what I thought, and then I went to work. I told myself, how hard can this type of plumbing be? I unscrewed all of the pipes under the sink, found the clog, and dumped it out. A wonderful sight to behold. I made sure it all worked, drained, and didn't leak, then cleaned up what mess I had not already, and by the time Ken came home all he had to do was make sure the pipes were as tight as they could be. I love being able to do things without having to call "a professional," or wait until my husband comes home. I really enjoyed the accomplishment.
It dawned on me that sometimes I treat God in this way. We either make a mess on our own, one just "pops" up, or we get involved in a mess with regard to a relationship or through a relationship, and then we "call" God, ask Him to confirm what we already think we know, tell Him what will take to fix it, or don't even "call" at all, just go ahead and "fix" it. When I think of how I am such an arrogant, pompous, windbag in His omnipotent sight, I do not understand how in the world He puts up with me. In the case of my plumbing the analogy breaks down some where along the way, but God used it to show me how cavalier I am in regard messes disasters of my own making.
Psalm 57
1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who fulfills {his purpose} for me.
My prayer should be more like the one above. "Lord, have mercy on me. Humble me. Make me mailable clay in your hands, for your glory."
Continuing to learn from the mundane while waiting.............................Lynn
3 comments:
"I am such an arrogant, pompous, windbag in His omnipotent sight, I do not understand how in the world He puts up with me."
Lynn, you've been visiting in my head again. I feel like that a lot. You have an uncommon gift for learning from the mundane. That is my first recollection of you, telling me how my cat's misadventure was like how we mess up and Christ cleans us up, and we end up trusting Him more than ever. Priceless.
Great point! I know I call God to "fix" a lot of things! I wonder why he continues to love me at times. Thank God for his loving mercy!
Hmmm...I suppose the analogy breaks down with comparing calling Matt to confirm what you already knew to do with the pipes with praying to God? ??? ;-> Ha! Glad it worked out, though. Hope your "pipes" stay clear. Love you. B.
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