After a long day of decorating the house, grocery shopping and caring for a sick child, I treated myself to a nice, long soak in the jacuzzi tub tonight. There’s nothing like a hot bath to ease your body and there’s a certain satisfaction in wiping off the day and watching it roll down the drain. After drying off, I pulled out my favorite pair of satin pajamas. Girls, we’re talking about the softest, silkiest leopard print button-up pajama shirt with matching pants you’ve ever seen. So comfortable. So classy. So pretty. So…. smelly? That’s right. My beautiful pajamas smelled horrible! Why? Apparently with all the hustle and bustle around the house over the past few weeks, these pajamas must have been in a load of laundry that sat in the washing machine too long. I know you’re all familiar with that mildewy, musty, icky smell that I’m talking about. As fast as I pulled that pajama shirt over my head, I pulled it back off and reached for a comfy t-shirt instead. Clothes that sit too long after getting wet STINK.
It suddenly occurred to me that our Christian walk can be the same way, if we’re not careful. We get washed in the Holy Spirit. We receive a downpour of blessings. We drench ourselves in the Word. And then we sit. We grow stagnant. And ladies… sometimes we even begin to stink!
With the holidays approaching, let us take this reminder to not overlook our relationship with Jesus. Don’t leave it where it is. Don’t forget about it. Don’t think, “I’ll come back to this later.” The most well-groomed, prettiest, biggest Bible carrying, satin leopard print wearing Christian is not very effective to a lost world if she stinks!