Let me first say that I have never been one to worry about the maintenance of life. When things stop working, I get them fixed. When people stop working, I move on by hiring someone else or just getting the job done. I have had an issue come upon me here that will require the first comment. I drove up this morning to see my shelter director pacing in the parking lot. During the evening yesterday, our water heater stopped working. Don't really know why. I guess it was tires. Maybe it blew a gasket, kicked the bucket, pushed up a daisy, looked at life from the other side of the grass, I don't know. So I listened to the frustration in his voice and knew he was about done with it. After the dust settled, which is hard when with water (you try it), I started to think about things.  This is what I have.

Don't we get the same way when people just stop working around us? It can be quite a hassle just getting by. Sometimes we get so microscopic in our view that all we see is us and not the effect we are having on those around us. It has encouraged me to work harder, be better, do more; not just for others but for our Lord. The water heater didn't care that it stopped working; it just did. The effect was widespread, not just on our guys in the shelter, but to the staff with water going everywhere. Fortunately, the damage was small, but the potential was huge. We are the same way when we just stop working; whether at home or work, or even in our spiritual walk with Jesus. The effect of our non-action may be more cumbersome to many others than we thought. Like when a leader stops leading; it's not just them that the action effects.

So my encouragement to you is to not be a water heater. Keep working; go deeper with God and do more for and with Him. Have a great day.....there you go. And by the way, ROLL TIDE!