$2.46 Well Spent

We have returned from our vacation and yesterday was a catch up day around the house.  There were many projects I completed before I left, but one remained undone, fixing the barn door.  I had been putting this project off for sometime now, about a year, but I finally decided I was tired of the door hitting me in the head or not opening.  I don’t know why I dreaded this project so much or put it off for so long, it was only a matter of 4 bolts and it went as well as any project I have done in some time.  However, for some reason I thought I could just ignore the hinge and keep going without expending any time or money.  Now the door opens and closes perfectly and no more ducking a buckling door. 

As I walked up to the house, thrilled with my accomplishment, I thought, “This is how Christians often treat sin.”  We try to ignore it or leave it un-dealt with.  There may be a variety of reasons.  One, we think we can get along just fine with the sin the way it is.  Our life still seems to work, maybe not perfectly, but hey no one is perfect.  Un-dealt with sin will only lead to greater problems down the road.  The barn hinge was only bent a little two years ago, but it has been in two pieces over the past year.  Two, we don’t want to expend the energy.  We know there is a problem and we know we would be better off with the problem fixed, but we are too busy with life or too lazy.  This is not to be that attitude or mark of any Christian.  Three, we think the problem is beyond us.  Battling sin will require time and effort, but it is never beyond us if we are in Christ.  His death and resurrection have secured victory over sin!  Therefore, even the sin that still resides within the believer is defeated by Christ, and through him we have the power we need to overcome it.  Satan wants us to be overwhelmed and defeated before we ever start, but if we will look to Christ we will find the time and effort well spent.  For many it may be time to fix the hinge on the barn door, take courage Christian, Christ died to make that hinge right.