How many times have you been planning on doing some thing and a minor potential irritation kept you from proceeding? You heard there was going to be an exciting Christmas presentation and you didn’t go because you heard about the big crowds and that parking would be hard to find. I’ve been there. Sometimes we’ve gone. Sometimes we’ve stayed home. I remember one event we went to recently where they had re-created the city of Bethlehem and you had to stand in line for almost an hour just to get inside the gates. We stood. It was worth it.
How many times have I missed a blessing because I was worried about the mosquitoes? Think of the great activities available. You can go camping. You can go fishing. I can sit out on my front porch in the morning. I can take a walk in the forest. What keeps me from doing these things? Sometimes the mosquitoes. Sometimes nothing but my imagination.
Our lives are full of mosquitoes. They take different forms. We stay home from church because there’s going be a missionary speaker. Don’t tell me you’ve never done that. We don’t vote because the line is too long, the ballot is too complicated and our vote won’t matter anyway. We don’t weed our garden because the sun is too hot. We don’t go to the revival service because we might get convicted. We have millions of excuses.
Next time the mosquitoes threaten to scare you away from an experience with your family or friends ask yourself if maybe a little bit of scratching is worth it. Results may vary.
homo unius libri
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Opus 2025-333: Ignore the Mosquitoes
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