Monday I cut the grass

My neighbors may have thought that unusual but I usually cut grass on Monday. It was dusty! I try not to breathe when the dust kicks up. I also brush myself off with the broom before coming into the house following the “dust bowl” experience. Sometimes I have a helper to brush more. Monday it seemed worse as dust goes but wonderful as temps go. The problem is in the last few years I have developed a grass allergy.  

I have noticed my allergy symptoms are worse when it is dry and dusty. So….you can guess what happened. My eyes went to watering and itching. By Tuesday morning my nose was running like an overfilled pitcher. When I stood up it ran, when I leaned over it dripped on whatever surface or whomever I was over. That’s gross I know. I wiped it so often that it then was sore to touch. But touch it I had to continue to do. Then started the cough. I started some nasal spray and that alone made me feel worse all day and into the next. I was miserable. Have you been there? Or are you there now? Have you noticed how distracting it is?

The distraction is the worst. It is hard to focus on the task at hand when you have allergy/cold symptoms. They so easily consume your thoughts and actions. It begins to feel like those symptoms are your life. You can begin to believe that is how your life will always be, who you are and what you will become. It’s easy to think that way but it’s wrong.

Spiritually we struggle with symptoms as well. We still suffer from the symptoms of sin in our lives. A follower of Jesus is being transformed (the process is called sanctification) into the image of Christ. We are growing into the head who is Jesus, maturing into the image of Jesus. Yet we still live in this world of “allergens.” Dealing with them makes us sore, uncomfortable and distracted. There is hope. It is only for a while that we will suffer from these symptoms. They are NOT our life or our future.

Our future is certain and our transformation will be complete on THAT day. Paul writes,

“I feel sure that the one who has begun his good work in you will go on developing it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 Phillips

God guarantees the transformation will be complete. However, we are to participate in the process by keeping our eyes on Jesus and ignoring the distraction.

Friday…I feel better.

In HIS Service and Yours,

Bro G