Sewing

      I do not like to sew. Something about it just does not seem to be compatible with how I was created. Machines break down. Threads snarl. Fabric ends up with holes where holes were never meant to be. Pieces slip and slide. The finished product is sometimes hardly fit to wear.

    I will do almost anything to avoid sewing. There are times I have even resorted to cleaning just to keep from picking up the scissors. Ask my family. That says something. My procrastination skills take on the worst form in this ability to invent other things to do. Doubtless, you, too, have things you dread doing.

    How is my heart when it comes to sin? Is sin something that I hate? Will I do anything to avoid it? When I am faced with a temptation to gossip, do I find something pleasant to say instead? How willing am I to put effort into avoiding the things the world offers me? Would I consider deleting my favorite app in order to save my relationship with God? Will I pick up my Bible and read to avoid the fears the Devil tries to feed me? These are the questions I have been asking myself.

    We have the ability to find excuses to avoid things we dislike. Let us be sure that our hate for sin is what it should be. Don't let yourself be fooled into thinking that it looks nice for a time. Any type of sacrifice we are called on to make is not some silly request that we can easily refuse. Walking in a path that leads near temptation is not something to shrug off. These are matters of life and death, Heaven or Hell. May our eyes be ever open to the terribleness of the things the Devil offers us, and may our hearts turn ever upward, following the path down which our Savior gently calls us to walk.