I was reminded last night how quick the the flesh is to come to the fore.
It was quick: a blip on the computer screen in an innocuous place that led to a momentary thought, which was overwhelmed by the force of raw sin - the equivalent to popping the top off a grease trap and suddenly being overwhelmed by the overpowering odor of used grease.
What it reminded me of what how careful I need to be about not only what goes on in my own mind, but in the minds of my children. If I am truly honest, I already tolerate things like what happened last night but I dishonestly cloak them under excuses that I make for myself. No difference, except what I call it in my mind.
It is also a needed reminder that sin is something that is within us, not just something that is around us - Paul's cry of "O wretched man that I am? Who will deliver me from this body of death?" was never more true (Romans 7:24)
How true! I too succumb to the temptations of the flesh, foul (Not fowl), and beast. Sometimes a good knock on the head like fixing the bathroom sink can bring you crashing back down to earth.
ReplyDeleteNuf said, how's that job going. From guess who in Alameda.