The Rat
Well, I'm not quite sure where this one is going to end up, so here goes.
We have, or now had, a rat!! He has been eluding us from capture for about a
month now!! We set traps, bait, you name it...He got away each time. Now this
rat is (was) BIG. The first time we saw it Amy and I both freaked!!! One time it
even made an appearance while her and I were in the kitchen!! Both of us jumping
about 10 feet in the air. Well...tonight at about 4 AM....we finally got the
thing!!! I know, because it woke me up!!! Why? Because it was trying to get
loose of the trap, and was stuck behind the refrigerator. Head trapped, but
still alive!!! Ugh!!! Finally, after 2 nervous break downs on my part, he made
it to the open area of the kitchen. Still caught, head first, in the trap.
Now...I am soooo brave!!! First I tried to wake up Darren. Boy does he sleep
sound... So I did the only logical thing!!! I slid it.. trap and all...into a
"Capri Sun" box!!!! Upside down none the less!! Then with it's large tail
sticking out from the end of the box, I TAPED the box shut!!! Oh yeah!!! I'm
soooo brave and smart!!! Heheheh
Now I am sure by now, you are wondering how could anything like that have
anything to do with God? Right? Well, I think it does!!! Get this
correlation....
First you have to see the rat as sin, or demonic attack, works for either one.
So... here come the attack!! or temptation to sin. He is big and ugly, so we
just kind of jump out of his way! Some may try to hit him with something, but
most freak (like me and Amy) and jump. So here he is, making a home for
himself... He begins to eat everything you own. All your "seed" so to say! He is
making a mess in your cupboards (family relationships), pantry (friend
relationships), walls (your own life)!! You try to get rid of him, but you fail
every time! Finally, you set a trap with the biggest rat trap you can find. You
hide it in a spot that he loves. Bammmm You catch him, by CRUSHING his head! Are
you getting the picture here?
When we come under attack, or have sin flirt with us, we tend to just jump back,
but not CRUSH his head!! Sooo, he makes our home (soul) his for awhile! If we
let him get away with it long enough, he leaves a lot of dirty droppings around,
besides eating much of the food we have (destroying our relationships with
people and God). I called it seed before, because it is, in the spiritual sense.
If sin is in your life, your seed (testimony) is dirty!! The only way to stop it
is to trust and use the BIG TRAP---Jesus!!! He alone can CRUSH it's head, and so
destroy it's power to consume any more of the seed. The trick is to utilize the
power Jesus has (use the trap- Praise/Prayer/Repentance). Bait it with these
tools, and watch Holy Spirit catch that rat and get rid of him for good! Oh
yeah... If you put the rat in a box and tape it shut (just try to cover up sin),
it may work OK for awhile, but you better get it out of your house (life) or it
will just start to "STINK"!!!! When Jesus cleans up the rats, and gets them
out.. leave them out!!! Don't hold them in a box in your house. Yuck!!!!!!!
What kind of mind comes up with this stuff at 4 AM???????
© Robyn Cavalera
robyajesusfreak@bellsouth.net
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