Let's start with a word about the upcoming week.  There will be a few less blog posts than usual over the next few days.  Just a warning to the one or two people who may still read the blog.  My journey takes me to Waco this week to pack up my daughter's stuff at college.  Still feels like only a few weeks ago we suffered in the August heat to unload her.  That was a Heisman Trophy and a National Championship ago.  She has some family things to do along with finals so she will not really be home for awhile.  We will see if what we took to college multiplied over these months.  So that is why there will be less writing this week.


Tonight we focus on the continuing adventures of Pokey the dog.  She is still growing bigger though she really isn't much smarter.  Someone said she isn't a lap dog.  This was while Pokey was sitting in my lap.  She didn't get the memo.  Friday was the day she decided to turn over a garbage can in the garage.  What her motivation was beats me.  Maybe it was an accident since she does have a clumsy streak about her.  My job this evening was to sweep and rake up all sorts of paper scattered around the backyard.  Pokey mostly just stared at me waiting to be fed.  Dogs make very poor house or yard keepers.  All they contribute is the initial mess.  Cleaning up is left to us.  One can only hope she found what she was looking for amid the mess.  None of it had any rhyme or reason to me.  She was still waiting for her food and water when the job was done.  That is life with a dog for you.


It was while raking and picking up that this thought crossed my mind.  Perhaps it was due to being bent over but I would like to think it was a divine moment.  How much cleaning up in our life does God do even when He didn't make the mess?  Just stop and think on that while.  Our heart, mind and even our very being is dependent on grace that leads to forgiveness.  We tend to empty out all manner of dark thoughts and even evil action through our life.  Sometimes we stop long enough to recognize just how messy we get things.  Other times it takes God to get our attention to point out where we are out of line.  Regardless, we are eternally needing God to forgive, cleanse and restore us to His purpose.  We are many times like my Pokey when we simply want more stuff while He is wanting to make things new.  My dog didn't even thank me for cleaning up her area tonight.  We too often resist not only being grateful but also resist just giving God the freedom to do His work.  What becomes even sadder is we end up blaming Him for the mess we caused on our own!  Let's reflect on that for a day or so.  Our world needs God in a desperate fashion.  What happens in our world rests much on how we allow Him to get us where He wants us to be.  Be better than my dog.  Let that divine grace have its way to reclaim God's greatness in your life.


Bro. Trey