Celebrating Lint
1 Peter 5:6 ESV Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
During this season, let’s stop and reflect on lint. Lint is a good reminder to us. We put wet mangled clothes in the dryer, only to find them come out fluffy and dry. By looking in the lint catcher, it automatically tells you what color the clothes are in the dryer. Cleaning out the lint catcher is a very important process that need not be ignored. Doing the job of cleaning out the lint is not the most pleasant of jobs but is essential for the function of the dryer. Ignoring the cleaning could lead to the destruction of the machine and possible your home. Cleaning it out is not on the daily “Honey Do” list, it’s just something you do, even in our fast pass, get it done, as fast as possible, world we live in. We want the end result of dry, clean laundry but also need to remember the important process of doing the task at hand.
By this time, I bet you’re scratching your head to why I’m talking about lint and not lent. Lent is a lot like lint. Each year we go through the season in preparation for Easter. We tend to look forward to the end result. Not necessarily looking at the work that leads to the end. Just as lint shows you the true colors of the fabric, lent should show the true colors of who we are by our daily actions. Lent should be a true reflection of our repentance. To repent, we must humble ourselves. Pulling out the lint in a dryer is not the most pleasant of jobs, but we need to humble ourselves, to stoop down into the catcher to clean it out. Just like Lint, Lent can be actually be a nasty time. In a blog named “Everyday Theology” the author, Stefani wrote: Lent is not easy, it’s messy; it’s a season to wrestle with, it is a season to come to terms with the enormity of God and the grace that is constantly offered to us.
If we don’t deal with lent and not humble ourselves to not make any changes, then the lint will just stay there, may even find another area to land, and threaten the way God intended us to live.
Father God, Thank you for the simple reminder of lint. The simple task of cleaning out that lint is a good remember of what we should really be doing during this season of Lent. Repent and know you are our Lord. Amen
Bill Schober
1 Peter 5:6 ESV Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
During this season, let’s stop and reflect on lint. Lint is a good reminder to us. We put wet mangled clothes in the dryer, only to find them come out fluffy and dry. By looking in the lint catcher, it automatically tells you what color the clothes are in the dryer. Cleaning out the lint catcher is a very important process that need not be ignored. Doing the job of cleaning out the lint is not the most pleasant of jobs but is essential for the function of the dryer. Ignoring the cleaning could lead to the destruction of the machine and possible your home. Cleaning it out is not on the daily “Honey Do” list, it’s just something you do, even in our fast pass, get it done, as fast as possible, world we live in. We want the end result of dry, clean laundry but also need to remember the important process of doing the task at hand.
By this time, I bet you’re scratching your head to why I’m talking about lint and not lent. Lent is a lot like lint. Each year we go through the season in preparation for Easter. We tend to look forward to the end result. Not necessarily looking at the work that leads to the end. Just as lint shows you the true colors of the fabric, lent should show the true colors of who we are by our daily actions. Lent should be a true reflection of our repentance. To repent, we must humble ourselves. Pulling out the lint in a dryer is not the most pleasant of jobs, but we need to humble ourselves, to stoop down into the catcher to clean it out. Just like Lint, Lent can be actually be a nasty time. In a blog named “Everyday Theology” the author, Stefani wrote: Lent is not easy, it’s messy; it’s a season to wrestle with, it is a season to come to terms with the enormity of God and the grace that is constantly offered to us.
If we don’t deal with lent and not humble ourselves to not make any changes, then the lint will just stay there, may even find another area to land, and threaten the way God intended us to live.
Father God, Thank you for the simple reminder of lint. The simple task of cleaning out that lint is a good remember of what we should really be doing during this season of Lent. Repent and know you are our Lord. Amen
Bill Schober