My husband and I bought our house "as is." And while it is in really good condition, there are a lot of little things that we are fixing along the way (the dishwasher may be next, but that's another story). The other day, we replaced the shower head. I had tried to clean the one that was in there, but that seemed to just make it worse. Instead of it having water cascading down through all of the holes, it had water coming out of only a few. No amount of turning it to a different setting helped. When I stepped in, a stream of water shot out in either direction and I felt like I was standing BETWEEN the shower instead of in it. Not a convenient way to get clean. Not to mention that it's not the warmest, either. So, we picked up another shower head. It wasn't the fanciest, but it does has several different settings including an amazing massage one. I might have tried out all the settings the first night. Maybe. What a difference it makes to have water coming out of every hole instead of just a few. Pure bliss.
As I stood there in my moments of peace (my husband is amazing and makes sure I get my quiet time to take a shower and not have children clinging to me with their snotty noses and whining), I thought about how sometimes we're like a shower head. No. I'm not talking about how we sometimes give massages. I'm talking about how sometimes we don't perform to our full potential. If we let the grime and yuck (the equivalent of hard water in the world) into our lives, it's going to clog up some of the outlets we have. And if our outlets are clogged up, how can we truly let the light of God shine through? Have I let some of my holes get gunked up with discontentment, selfishness, judgments, impatience, laziness, etc? If I have, then I'm not using my full potential and I need to make sure I clean that stuff out of there. Because I definitely want people to see God in me more than anything. So, let's evaluate and make the changes needed and head out into the world "full stream ahead." "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16
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