I'll not take my eyes off no matter if it is a shunk.

This morning was pretty stressful. I was awakened at 3am with the strong odor of skunk pouring through the air vents in my bedroom. As I stumbled out of a deep sleep I realized my male dog Bruno was having a fit barking in the backyard. I turned over and pulled the covers over my nose hoping the smell would diminish, Bruno would stop barking and I could return to blessed sleep. Not a chance. The smell became even stronger and Bruno was more determined than ever to run something or someone off. I pulled myself out of bed to see what was happening. The flood lights in the back yard gave no clue and I could see Bruno barking towards the edge of the woods. I walked around to the garage door and BAM the smell almost took my breath. The skunk had been in my garage!!! Both of my dogs are soaked with the skunk smell and now my kitchen is flooded with this horrible odor. I shut the dogs in the garage hoping to stop the incessant barking, wander back into the bedroom and attempt to find that perfect sleep I had been having. It was not going to happen due to the strong odor. I tossed. I turned. I watched the clock tick away at my fainting hours of morning sleep realizing my alarm would go off soon. I got up. Got ready. My car smelled so badly I rode with the windows down to survive. My day kept on going. I worked hard. In the back of my mind I kept thinking about the skunk smell and wondered if it would be gone. I struggle with my faith. I struggle with trusting God with outcomes, decisions, waiting, wanting, wondering. This evening as I finished up the yard work..I could still smell the skunk odor coming from my garage. I realize it is going to linger for several days and my dogs are going to require several specials baths to get the smell off of them. I know exactly what to expect with this skunk business. God is like the skunk smell. Sometimes we feel his presence so strongly that it overwhelms us, causes us to tremble. Other times it may not be a strong, just a faint presence we are aware of if we are paying attention. Then there are the times when we start to question if he is there. Maybe it is our circumstances, Maybe it is the condition of our heart. Maybe we are angry, depressed, resentful, sick, hurt, or even void of emotions. This is where the skunk comes in. We all recognize the smell. We all know what the skunk will do if bothered. God is powerful. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He never changes or leaves us. He will not forsake us. He will take our tears, our joys, our sorrow, our hurts, our happiness our complete life and love us right where we are. And when you are about to give up because life has been tough and your faith is fading......well go smell a skunk and remember GOD is strong forever....nothing can wash him away....nothing....