I noticed that it has been awhile since I last posted a blog, so I think it might be time for a new one. Lots of thoughts have been going throught this Mom's head, but here is my most recent pondering..
I have come to realize that analogies are like shoes; you can find one, or a pair, to suit any occasion or situation. The analogy which has been going through my head of late goes something like this. "Your soul is like a door. When you sin, it is like driving a nail into the door. Forgiveness removes that nail from the door, but there is still a mark, since sin always has a consequence."
I am not sure how much I agree with this analogy. The thinking behind it is so human! There is no doubt that there are consequences to our sins. Some are obvious, like an unwed mother, some aren't so obvious, like feelings of regret. I think that when one truely confesses sin and God forgives through Jesus Christ, then the door is restored. He not only removes the nail, but makes it as if the nail was never even there. The problem which I've observed and experienced is that too many people will forgive and remove that nail, but they always seem to want to make sure that the nail still fits. There is no attempt to sand down the mark, fill it in, fix it and make the door new. They want the nail to still fit; they don't want to forget. I think I'll take God's forgiveness, in which He removes my sin from me as far as the east is from the west and will remember it no more.
And that is this Mom's thought for the day. May I seek to fix the door, rather than make sure the nail still fits.
