I spent part of yesterday on a special sewing project as I mended worn places on the pew pads in our church sanctuary. They’re attached to the wood, so one can’t just go in and turn the pads over to hide the bad places.
That would be easy, wouldn’t it?
Easy, but not practical, because the worn places would still be there.
See where I’m going with this? Just because people can’t see the bad things in our lives doesn’t mean they don’t matter – or even exist in our minds/hearts. Maybe those things happened a long time ago and you’ve kept them hidden. But those places are still there. Hiding them doesn’t change anything. You know they’re there – buried deep – and they don’t just go away.
But when the Lord comes and mends those broken and bad places...takes them away when we ask for His forgiveness...we have to receive His forgiveness. That’s not always easy. Sometimes it’s hard to receive Christ’s forgiveness when we can’t forgive ourselves.
Do it anyway.
Don’t just turn the pew pad over. Take care of it.
And remember...if you have a pulse, you have a purpose. Make your life count!
