You may already know this but its been cold here in Colorado this winter. I mean nasty, nose hair crunchy kinda cold! Plus we've had a lot of snow! This is bad enough if you get to go in and warm up but its way bad on our cattle. Many farmers and feedlot owners have lost lots of cattle this winter.
So needless to say I've followed a few dead cow haulers lately. For those who are not from farms that a truck that carries dead cows to the rendering plant. Nasty smelly thing believe me. Even as I type this I can still smell those memories from my childhood.
Anyway while thinking about those cows and what is going on, God showed me some lessons.
Like cows in the winter, we are impacted by our surroundings. We live in what is sometimes a very dark and cold world. It begins to affect us from time to time. In fact the more we stay in it the more it affects our insides. We can get a spiritual cold or even the flu. Sometimes folks get so sick that they are almost dead - no they haven't lost their salvation but they stink! Their spirit needs some serious mouth to mouth revival.
When we've not spent time with our Lord, or memorized His word, or shared with others, or served someone in need. We start to stink like them dead cows! Our attitude stinks to high heaven or hell? (I know that heaven can't smell like that!)
Thankfully we can be revived! We don't need hauled off yet. I do believe that sometimes God does haul off some of his own who stink so much that they drive off others.
Take a sniff of yourself. Do ya stink? Does your attitude bring a pleasant aroma to those around you? Does your love for all come across like great cologne? Or have you been hangin out with dead cows. You know the smell rubs off on you!
Love ya
Be praying for God to revive you and me!
Trent
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