At the end of the day, there's nothing like going home and feeling like you have given it your all. However, this can be ruined if you go home to a home smelling like skunk.
Gross right?! That's how we felt. Whether you were inside the home, ten feet in front of it, or holding your breath, you couldn't miss the stench this skunk left behind. We instantly searched for a Lysol can or air spray of some sort, but our search was in vain. There was no magical air freshener. As you can imagine, getting to sleep was a little harder than usual....
While I was lying there in bed thinking (and hoping the smell would go away), I thought about judgement day. When we are there standing before our Father in Heaven to be judged, what will it be like? What will He say to me? Will I be ready? What if I'm not? Deep thoughts for someone living in a gully that smells of skunk. But, the skunk smell was key to these thoughts.
The more I thought about it the more I thought how each of our sins ups the stench we place upon ourselves. The scriptures teach us that "1no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins." But, I'm not clean. I'm imperfect. How can I be clean and ready to face my creator? That my dear friends, is what repentance is for.
Repentance gives us that ray of light. The promise of a brighter tomorrow. We are able to turn away from our sins, imperfections, flaws, and shortcomings and be made whole. The stench of sin can be wiped clean! Clean slate ready and prepared to meet our loving, kind, all powerful, and ever merciful, Father in Heaven. I know this is true. I have felt the relief and peace that comes from repentance. Try it. Not that I'm sayin' that anyone out there smells like a skunk, but we can all become a little better.
How have you changed for the better?
