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April 3, 2023
Monday Greetings, from a slowly melting prairie. But it is melting!
This morning I got up and started painting the last coat on the ceiling of the downstairs office. Before I painted I treated my arm with two tens unit treatments. ZZZT! This took 30 minutes, but it was well worth it!
As I was painting, I lamented to God my frustration over sinful leadership in my own state as well as nationally. We, as Americans, are going through a judgment. This is not, I believe, a final wipe you from the face of the earth judgment, but a CORRECTING judgment.
This is MEANT TO BE PAINFUL. WE HAVE GONE ASTRAY. We have left our first love- JESUS! We have been lulled into a stupor of laziness. We haven’t been faithful in speaking out against sin, sharing the gospel, and LIVING LIKE WE ARE CHRISTIANS.
Instead, like Israel, we have been seduced by the gods of the age. Sex, money, fame, and all sorts of sinful yuck. Nobody wants to hear they are sinning. They just want to hear they are good. WRONG! Sin is SIN!
As I am painting, it becomes clear that in the light I am currently working I will need a different light to FINISH. This different light will show me where I missed. Then I can go back and fix my misses. These fixes will show my completed work.
Jesus, TODAY, let us not be lazy. Let your fire burn through our souls, shedding light on our hidden sins as well as our out-in-the-open sins, and let our hearts be convicted and then turn to you for healing and change. AMEN
Michele Bruxvoort is sure to draw you in with her delightful sense of humor and love for living life. She enjoys reading, repurposing, as well as remodeling the family home with her husband. Drawing from her life experience as wife, mom, and follower of Jesus, Michele brings you a very honest and real perspective on life. When you don’t find her writing, you can find her mowing lawns, stocking shelves, taking care of her grandbaby and tackling her latest life adventure.
Wisconsin native and empty-nester, she now makes her home with her husband of 27 years in the South West Prairie plains of Minnesota.