“I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.” Romans 7:25
Being a saint and perfect Son of God can be VERY tiring! Have you noticed? I’ve heard it takes special material and a LOT of pressure, accompanied with time of course, to make a diamond. Pig poo??? Not so much! What?? You don’t like my reference? Well, my little cupcake, Let’s take a stroll!
While on vacation in the mountains my wife applauded my peace and serenity. She admitted, when I was that state of rest, that she had been worried about me before we left! She said I was so stressed out and mean, that she wasn’t sure she wanted to go to the mountains with this ogre! Now that we were there and the AHHHH factor had settled in… it turned out I was a pretty nice guy after all! She liked the nice guy. She even said, “I didn’t like you before we left! WHEW!!!!!! HARSH!!!!
I am a crazy man on the road. Being goal oriented and driven, I drive that way. In the mountains, where traffic is extremely limited, winding narrow roads don’t ALLOW for speed. And since death over a cliff isn’t my preferred method of dying, I can handle the occasional sight seer in front of me. Besides…wrecking a RENTAL car carries EXPENSIVE consequences! But now… I am home!
The very first time Katie and I rode together since back from vacation, she YELLED at me! Now it’s not like ‘I’ can yell. But I know her yell well! “HEY…STOP IT! Where’d MY MAN go?” Catching a look at myself in the rear-view mirror as I looked at the psycho woman I had just passed, I saw a tinge of green in my face. Like David Banner in ‘The Hulk,’ the ogre was coming back with a roar!
Paul was Psycho too! And YOU KNOW EXACTLY what that term means. Because it applies to YOU as well! Maybe not when behind a wheel. But YOU know! The term that sophisticated Christians use is ‘Agathokakological.’ And yes, please feel free to use it as you apply it to yourself…you sicko you! The term means what we all ARE…”that which consists of both good and evil!”
I have noticed that the road construction on U.S. 41, in places 6 plus lanes wide, are STILL under construction. And psyco people who drive SLOW… in the passing lane… by themselves… WEARING A MASK… have not left the area. Unfortunately…neither has the Ogre within me. But I am working on it with the help of the Holy Spirit… (SURE I am!).
I am SO grateful that Romans 7:25 STARTS with the promise of hope for me BEFORE it goes on to describe my state of agathokakologicalness! It says, ‘Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!” And THAT is PRECISELY the method of turning pig poo into a diamond. Or a cupcake!
Are you familiar with the process?
