Monday- Typical Pastor Day off

Mondays are usually my day off. I dont like taking days off. I get bored real easy. I like to be real busy, working on something, producing. there is a certain satisfaction when you get into bed at night and you've got something to show for your day.

But alas, even the Lord Almighty rested, so I try to set aside mondays as a day when I do next to nothing. just relax and rest and do real pastorly recharging activities, like watching television.

Crystal went to some baby store yesterday (not for us- for those who were wondering) so i had the tv all to my self. I must tell you. There are few small victories you get as a husband. Getting the remote all to yourself is a wonderful thing.

So I watched a show on the Discovery channel about "big fix" or somethign like that. Basically they do some huge fix job that takes a lot of people and resources and its huge and all that.

The show yesterday was about a cruise ship. Big huge luxurious ship. To run this ships power it takes about 24 million dollars a year, so they wanted to put in a new generator that would cut its power needs by about 40%. It was a very big ordeal when you watched the show. They had to cut a gigantic hole in the side of the ship (below the waterline) and re-route a bunch of pipes. This new generator weighed 60 tons. Not an easy fix.

It took them 24 hours a day for 3 weeks to do this fix. It worked. Its going to take a while to recoup the cost, but in the long run. Its a good deal.

I'm sure you're seeing the spiritual application already: God wants to do work in our hearts and sometimes its a 'big fix' that may seem daunting. Although its a huge task that takes a lot of time, is real messy and involved, its worth every bit. Let God do the work. he'll make you better and you'll be better because of it.

Ask the Lord what fix you need in your heart today. What area of your heart that you're not letting the Holy Spirit do its work.

You're more valuable than any cruise ship. And you've got more power in the Holy Spirit than any generator.

Be blessed to day. Let the Lord do a "Big Fix" in your heart today.

matt

ps. if you think its unGodly to watch TV disregard this post.