Mud washes off.

Remember when you would play in the dirt and mud as a child? Maybe you made mud pies.. dug holes...made race tracks...or simply just got dirty. I remember when my two children built a bicycle ramp in the back yard. It involved hard work, digging up dirt, moving it and they would be covered with dirt and dust that required hot water and soap to remove. Life can be like building something in the dirt. People make mistakes that sling mud across their reputation. Marriages are tainted with muddied vows. Relationships are dusted with mistrust and hurt. Promises are hidden with dirt from lies. MUD, DIRT, FILTH. I can still see the streaks of dust and dirt on my son's face as he laboured in the back yard. Sweat, carving trails down his dust covered face...not bothering him as he forged on his task of a bicycle ramp. Sin. Mud. When we choose to follow our own path of selfishness, motivations, greed, anger, addictions, betrayal...we are covering our hearts in the mud of life. Over time, it becomes difficult to even feel our true heart beat with the crud and crust building up around our soul. God sees our heart. Through the dirt, grime and disgust...he knows what is inside. He sees beyond the filth. In each family...each relationship...each day of life...there will be times when we all need to be washed in the Dial soap of forgiveness. Our sin has consequences...something Satan doesn't want us to realize while we are digging that pit or making our mud pies, but our Father offers living water that can heal us, wash us clean, and peel away the layers of dirt....freeing our hearts to beat. Maybe you think your mud pile is too big...too dirty....too deep...too crusty...for soap and water. Those are lies...do not listen...lies that are meant to keep you dusty and dirty...because if you ever come clean with the Master....you will know the refreshing presence of squeaky, clean truth. Once you have been scrubbed off, cleaned up, redeemed and forgiven...you will forever be changed. Go make a mud pie....pat it down flat...then wash your hands. Leave the mud of life behind and wash your heart in God's Dial soap.