the poop that is on you!
The story here is in her face. You can see it…disgust or maybe violation! This is my daughter Mercy and she was recently pooped on by my dog. My wife was driving the car and Mercy was holding “Bently” in her lap. Then she was exploded on! Everyone in the car immediately wanted to vomit. Ally could not drive fast enough to get home!
Today, I am reminded of times that I am not even aware of the crap that is on me. There have been times in my life that I was living in sin and really enjoying it. I know that I had a horrible stench about my life, but I was really “living it up”! I was not aware of what I might have been doing to my family, closest friends, and not to mention how I was breaking the heart of God. I am glad that the older that I get, the more that sin in my life gives me a look much like Mercy’s, where I am very quick to repent before God and find cleansing.
Even though I’m a pastor, I need to confess that there is still poop in my life. There are things about my character that I hate and they continue to make there way to the surface. Craig Groeschel used to challenge our staff to make sure,
…that the from the time of our sin, to the time of repentance — gets shorter and shorter.
I think this is a sign of maturing in my walk with God. I want to feel violated by my flesh and more and more disgusted by my own sin. My prayer for you and for me is that we would continue to become clean and pure before our glorious God!!
..any thoughts? Does this remind you of a story?
I’m sorry…that picture is absolutely hilarious.
I’m with Jason. Picture, hilarious. Story, revolting. Your poor child! Remind me to keep a safe distance from your dog.
Lindsey…I’m really glad that you enjoyed!!
Poor baby! And it does remind me of a story – the Poop Brownies! All it takes is a little bit to be defiled, and it’s amazing how easily those “little things” are overlooked! I think Mercy needs some ice cream.
A father of some teenage children had the family rule that they could not attend PG-13 or R rated movies. His three teens wanted to see a particular popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated PG-13.
The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family’s church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that they should be allowed to see it. The con’s were that it contained ONLY 3 swear words, the ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all the time they said), and you actually did not “see” the couple in the movie having sex – it was just implied sex, off camera. The pros were that it was a popular movie – a block buster. Everyone was seeing it. If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when their friends discussed it. The movie contained a good story and plot. It had some great adventure and suspense in it. There were some fantastic special effects in this movie. The movie’s stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood. It probably would be nominated for several awards.
Many of the members of their Christian church had even seen the movie and said it wasn’t “very bad”. Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens said they were asking their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let them have permission to go see it.
The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said he could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before making his decision. The teens were thrilled thinking; “Now we’ve got him! Our argument is too good! Dad can’t turn us down!” So, they happily agreed to let him have a day to think about their request.
The next evening the father called in his three teenagers, who were smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had a plate of brownies. The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought about their request and had decided that if they would eat a brownie then he would let them go to the movie. But just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.
The pros were that they were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients. They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them. The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top. He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe. And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of their own father.
The brownies only had one con. The father had included a little bit of a special ingredient. The brownies also contained just a little bit of dog poop. But he had mixed the dough well – they probably would not even be able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been destroyed.
Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat the brownies which included just a “little bit of crap” and not be effected by it, then he knew they would also be able to see the movie with “just a little bit of smut” and not be effected.
Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces. Only Dad was smiling smugly as they left the room.
Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he is opposed to the father just asks, “Would you like me to whip up a batch of my special brownies?”
Author Unknown
I loved that story Bernadette!!
Wow! Picture is priceless!! Thanks for sharing your words of wisdom.
I’m being more convicted than ever lately to get rid of the “poop” in my life so I won’t have to carry around the same face Mercy is wearing in that pic. HA Wouldn’t it be an amazing feeling to be COMPLETELY free from sin in our lives? I know we can’t be perfect as humans but I don’t want to have any secrets or any baggage keeping me from the intimacy of a relationship with Christ! I just think of all the opportunities I’ve missed due to my sin and it stinks!