Leaky Faucet

A problem can't fix itself, it doesn't go away, it will always be a problem unless it is fixed, but fixing takes work and sometimes it takes hard work.

For example: I have a sink that leaks, the puddle is forming under the sink. Now it is a really little puddle and seems to be causing no stress to anything, but it is there. I can ignore the puddle and figure it will just be a little puddle for the rest of time and not think about how that puddle is affecting the structure under my sink, how that is damaging the wood and everything else. That is easy to do, I wipe it away when I notice it, but for the most part ignore the issue. The problem is by me ignoring the problem, I am doing nothing to fix it, I waiting for a real problem to form. If whatever is causing the puddle, becomes a much worse problem, it is an issue that I did nothing to fix the problem to begin with, that is a failure do fix the issue. Now I have a much bigger problem, because I allowed that water to pool under my sink and in doing so, it caused the wood to rot and now when the pipe leaks more, I am not just fixing the pipe, but the hole kitchen cupboard.

It is easy to not want to look at the little problem in our lives, we see them as a leaky faucet, we don't see them as a problem, we see them as a pain to deal with, we wipe them away.. We ignore them in hopes they will go away, we sweep them under the carpet or wipe them up and soon the problems are so big we can't seem to fix them, because not only have they warn a hole under the carpet or sink, but they have grown to big for us to deal with. This is a huge issue at this point.

Problems just don't go away, they tend to grow when they are not dealt with. If you have areas in your life that you have not dealt with, they will not go away, they will only grow. It is time to deal with them, before the pipe blows.

How many of us have leaky faucets in our lives? How many problems do we just hope will go away on their own without any interaction, without any work to fix them? Do we just hope things get better on their own? How many of us Christians want a deeper walk with God, but are not willing to put the work into it? It takes work to go deeper, it just doesn't happen because I say I am ready, it is by getting into the word, praying, seeking God, putting Him at the center of your life.

Our Christian walk is an action, are we just words or are we doing so that God can change us? It all comes down to choices. It is much like love, love is just a word, but put action into it and it becomes so much more. If I tell someone I love them, but do nothing to express it, it is just a word. Love takes action, are we doing the actions that it takes or are we just being?

I have noticed a growing number of people blaming life on other people, instead of taking responsibility for their actions. Isn't it time that we take the responsibility for our actions, instead of blaming others for how we are? If we have a leak, it isn't someone else's fault, we must be willing to look at it, instead of hoping it will fix itself.