Underneath

I don't know about you, but sometimes I forget to look underneath things...then the dust bunnies pile up, or the dirt gets thick, etc. Ever do that?

Recently, I found a nice bag of navel oranges at the grocery store. They smelled and looked so delicious... So, I purchased them, brought them home and put them in my pretty iron bowl. And promptly forgot about eating them! Shame on me for wasting money like that! (Sorry, Hubbie!)

There they were, sitting so pretty on the counter, but I kept thinking, "I'll eat an orange tomorrow" or "I'll make sure the kids share an orange at lunch". However, none of those things ever happened. The oranges still looked good, though.

But yesterday morning, they started to look old and yucky, so I thought I should check them out. Sure enough, they were soft and in a word~gross! When I picked up one of them, my fingers touched~




MOLD!




Oh, I was disgusted! Now I had that nasty green junk all over my fingers...

As I was washing my hands, I started thinking. How many things are underneath (in my spirit) that people can't see, but God can?

• What about those feelings of jealousy, pride, envy, doubt? Ouch!
• What about those thoughts of "If only..."? Ouch!
• What about those thoughts I had about another person? Ouch!
• "But God, that person did......to me!" Ouch!

God doesn't just want me to look good on the outside. He wants a clean vessel on the inside, too! I'm so thankful HE brought those moldy oranges to my attention, because He also brought some things to mind that needed some serious spiritual attention. Things that needed to be confessed...that needed to be forgiven...I must say that this Christian walk is sometimes hard, sometimes victorious, and sometimes challenging~but always worth the effort!

My verse for today is Ephesians 6:6 (emphasis mine)

"Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

I hope you have a great day! And watch out for those oranges!    ;)