DIG DEEP

I spent the greater part of my Sunday afternoon doing some much needed maintenance to the privacy fence in my back yard.  As it so often happens in Oklahoma, weather and wind caused two of my wooden fence posts to snap in two, and the fence had been swaying for too long.  Shovel, hammer, and crow bar in hand I spent the next several hours beating the broken posts entombed in concrete, and my body into submission.  To be sure, it made me extremely grateful that I sit behind a desk all day.   I am simply not used to that type of back-breaking labor. 

It did however make me think about my life.  Over the course of time, life has a way of wearing us down little by little.  Don't get me wrong, my life is good.  I like my life.  But over the course of time, often due to familiarity and routine, we fail to see that things are being broken in our lives.  On the surface, everything looks good, but down deep - where it counts - things are not as good as they seem.  Digging deep and uncovering the root of our problems is not at all fun or easy, but it is extremely necessary for a healthy and fruitful life. 

Life's problems generally do not get better on their own.  If you see a fence wobbling in your life, you will be much better off to dig down deep and fix the problem.   It is false hope to simply believe for a better day.  Get to work...dig deep.