Good evening, Father. Thank You for enabling me to get so much done today. Everything is ready for Sunday for the most part, and I even had the opportunity to get ahead a little!
Skunks! Argh! From a distance, they may seem cute, but you sure don’t want to get too up close and personal, though somewhere growing up, I knew someone who had a de-scented skunk as a pet!
They come to mind in that I’ve had a couple of Facebook friends whose dogs have gotten a little too up close and personal in the last week or so. And then in the middle of the night, last night, the smell woke me up – it was overwhelming! When we got up this morning, we found one that had been hit on the other side of the road. I shoveled the remains into the opposing ditch, but oh, how that smell lingers!
All this got me thinking, what aroma do I leave when I’m around people? Is it pleasant? Or is it something people would rather avoid? All of us cast forth an aroma of some sort – and it is one that bathing has nothing to do with. It has everything to do with who we are – and we can’t get rid of it. And my friend with the pet skunk? Even though the animal’s scent gland had been removed, it still had that lingering smell of a skunk!
In reality, we can all be pretty stinky. How we treat people, our attitudes, the way we do certain things…they can be offensive. Again, I am definitely a work in progress, but Lord, I know that You (and You alone!) have enabled me to be less stinky. You have helped me develop the habit of stopping…and thinking before I do or say something. Quite often, I change what was going to be done or said. And it is always flavored with You. I welcome it, Lord. May I be less “skunky” and more like You. Amen.
Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. 2 Corinthians 2:15a NLT
(Aug 10th, 2017, Thurs, 9:22 pm)
May 4th, 2026, Mon, 9:44 am
