“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9
It seemed like it just crept up overnight! One day my swimming pool was crystal clear. The next… not so much! I WILLED myself to NOT believe what I was seeing. But the pool’s pretty blue surface had been overcome with the greeny yellowy film of algae!!!!! Having lived here for 32 years, it was not the first time either! And I KNEW it was ALL MY FAULT!
Algae in my pool has happened MANY times… usually about this time of year. The water had been cool due to the chill of winter. But now that the sun’s heat was shining summer’s glow, the pool temperature was warming. Cooler temperatures mean it doesn’t take as many chemicals to keep algae at bay. But unless I am vigilant, it doesn’t take long for the tide to turn and algae to bloom!
When I got to the pool store to buy some pool shock and algaecide, I was the one shocked! A bottle that used to cost $16 was now $38! Chlorine tablets had increased in price more than 2.5 times from what I used to pay! But unless I wanted to let my pool become a swamp… I had no choice. So I paid and left. But not before having a little conversation with the clerk!
I asked the man behind the counter if he was aware of what was going on in our School Board. He was not! When I briefed him on the horrors of evil being pressed upon our children with the LGBTQ agenda, he said, “I don’t have any children.” When I asked him if he cared about what kids are being taught, he again reminded me, “I don’t have any children.” then added, “so I don’t care!”
When I got home I got started. Letting Algae get a grip on my pool takes money, time and WORK to get rid of. Just like with sin and evil! And God is NOT going to lend me a hand to get rid of it since… it is MY fault that it’s there in the first place!! Lack of watchfulness, effort and spending resources allowed evil in NATURALLY! Now God may give me directions to clean it… but it’s gonna cost ME!
I have a tendency to go over the top when faced with an issue. I threw in more chemicals than the man told me I might need, since he’d already proven he wasn’t that wise. And now I am going to watch what is going on in my pool even MORE CAREFULLY. And now that a MAJOR election for School Board members is coming up August 23rd, I’m going to work EXTRA hard to get rid of the evil!
How about YOU??? How much do YOU care?
