What's That Smell?

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”. Romans 12:2

As I emptied the dryer I felt a bit daunted by the monstrous pile of laundry that had taken over a sizable portion of the living room. Yet, I laughed as I heard the sweet giggles of my back up crew dashing to dive into the mountain that loomed before us. As we dug into the task at hand, I caught a whiff of something that was definitely not clean… a dirty diaper was in our midst. My gaze turned to Isabella, and before the words could tumble out of my mouth she said, “It was Elijah!"

Two diapers later the culprit was indeed discovered and Elijah was cleared of the heinous crime he had so unjustly been convicted of. Perhaps the question on your mind is this. Why would Isabella want to sit in a dirty diaper? What would provoke her to pass the blame? I believe her reasoning is not too far off from ours. After all, as adults we often choose to sit in our mess because we don’t want to deal with the circumstances or the consequences of our actions.

How silly it all is when we take a closer look at it. Don’t we realize that our lack of honesty causes us to emit a foul odor before God, an odor that inevitably gives us away? We know the best course of action for our toddler would be to get cleaned up and start fresh and new. Yet we often miss this directive in our own lives. Overall, God may be kind enough to clean us up, but if we will not change our mindset we will find ourselves in a state of stinky-ness time and time again. Perhaps you have caught the scent of something a little funky in your life as of late? Maybe it’s time to fess up and ask for a heavenly diaper change!

"The wise in heart are called prudent, understanding, and knowing, and winsome speech increases learning [in both speaker and listener].” Proverbs 16:21 

My name is Lori, I am a daughter of the King, a Pastors wife, and the mother of three beautiful children. This monthly devotional looks to bring godly insight and humor to the everyday moments we experience as parents. It highlights the countless ways God speaks, and ministers to us through the joys and trials of parenthood.  I invite you to become a part of the everyday antics of our family’s life. As you join us you’re sure to find yourselves in the midst of many of the familiar delights, and countless mini catastrophes that come along with child rearing. Each devotional you read will be set along-side Scripture to aid in self- reflection and spiritual growth. And as you read along with us each month, you may begin to discover that our children’s outward actions often reflect many of our inward thoughts.  This unique perspective enables us to take an honest look at ourselves, and it even puts us in a position to be pickled through the process of parenthood. So come and join us as God reveals the little child in each of us, and our ever present need for His love and wisdom.