At my job, I have learned a lot of things about horses. I have always loved horses but I honestly had not had the opportunity to have much contact or time with them till I got this job. Today, I needed to work in the field because one of the things i have learned about horses is that though horse poo is considered black gold to gardens, too much of it can be bad for the pastures and unsanitary in the outbuildings. So one of my weekly duties at my job is shoveling poo from the outbuildings and pasture.
The holidays have put a damper on my coworker and I being able to complete this task. We have had weeks of rain, vacations, and alternating busy schedules that have hampered us from doing this task. Well we had planned to work on the pasture Wednesday but I saw the forecast this morning and it called for rain all day Wednesday. So I decided that I needed to go out and clean up what I could myself. Really it was a great day for doing this job because it was 50 and sunny, which is not the norm for winter in Indiana.
As I was sizing up my job, I began to realize how big a task I had before me. I have to say that I am incredibly grateful for the person who invented the tractor. I don't believe I could've made any sort of dent in the pasture without this handy farm device. The shovel helped me to clean up large areas quickly, which is good since the pastures needed a lot of help.
I had plenty of time to think about life and God as I worked on cleaning up the pasture and I thought about all the times I had allowed my life to fill up with crap. It is always so amazing to me how fast this can happen. I try to walk faithfully in Christ and yet there are many times I let other things clutter my life and heart. It is in these times that I have to surrender my heart back to Jesus and He helps me to remove the crap I have piled in my heart.
Have you taken your eyes off Jesus recently and allowed your heart to be filled with the crap of this world? Come to Jesus today and allow Him to clean up your heart. All you have to do is ask Him to forgiveness you for the sin that you have allowed to enter your heart. He will not be harsh with you or rub your nose in your sins or failures but will gently and compassionately work to help your heart be restored to purity in Him.
Jesus is such a kind and loving Savior. Though He can't tolerate blatant and unrepentant sin in our lives, He will always accept, with open arms, anyone who humbly comes to Him with a broken and repentant heart. If you do not know Him as your Savior today, I hope today will be the day. I promise that He will never fail you and that you will never regret trusting Him with your heart.
Blessings,
Greg
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