Clogs - (not the shoes)

I have spent the last two nights dealing with clogs.

Last night our dishwasher decided to relieve itself all over the kitchen floor. I was actually in Easley (30 min away) sitting in the parking lot of the gym that two of my daughters take gymnastics class when Amy called me to tell me that the kitchen, and the basement below the kitchen were flooded from the dishwasher. I was pretty helpless accept to make sure that she had everything turned off that needed to be turned off. When I got home and had a chance to take a look....I determined that for some reason, the dishwasher was not draining correctly....instead it was spewing (is that a word) all over the floor. After much very high tech diagnostics involving blowing in drain tubes, I discovered that the sump drain in the dishwasher was clogged! That's all that was wrong....it was clogged with junk like candy wrappers and plastic....things that certainly didn't belong in a dishwasher. Small things all by themselves, but grouped together caused a whole lot of mess.

Tonight Amy and I faced another type of clog. Amy was experiencing some pain and other symptoms that her doctor (if you are reading this Kelly - thanks for all you do) thought could possibly be blood clots. She was sent to the hospital to get some tests done. After several hour there, they sent her home. Apparently there were not any blood clots....at least nothing serious enough to admit her. Praise God! Once again....a very small thing such as a blood clot sure can cause a big mess.

What is so important about all this clog talk? Here is the deal....sin causes a clog in our relationship with God. God hates sin because it separates us from Him. We tend to want to justify our sin or take it out of context and minimize it as small and "no bid deal"....kind of like a single candy wrapper in the drain of my dishwasher. But eventually unrepented sin will cause a very serious clog and create a serious mess. The only way to fix the mess is to clear the clog....meaning falling on your face, confessing to God your sin, asking for forgiveness, putting your faith in Jesus Christ and strive everyday to stay in God's will.