Put Down The Shovel

One of the things I like to say is, “If you find out you’re digging yourself into a hole, put down the shovel.” We al, do things at times that are detrimental to our walk with God or the direction our life should be going. So many times we’re too busy or distracted to notice that we’re off the path. It’s good to stop every now and again to evaluate what all we’re doing, what the consequences are and to get ourselves back on track to where we should be going. Once we recognize behaviors that are wrong, we need to repent and head back in the right direction.

In Luke 15:11 Jesus told the story of a man with two sons. The younger one asked for his inheritance before the father died. He took his money, went away and spent it all. About that time, there was a famine. He was far from home, penniless and hungry. In verse 17, he took stock of his life, what he was doing and decided to return to his father to seek forgiveness. When he was still far away, the father saw him and ran to him. Not only did the father forgive him, he restored his sonship and threw a party at his return. His situation changed when he reevaluated his decisions, made the change to go home and repent.

Acts 3:19 says, “And now you must repent and turn back to God so that your sins will be removed, and so that times of refreshing will stream from the Lord’s presence” (TPT). To repent is to turn around and go the other direction. It is to put down the shovel and stop digging the hole. God is ready to restore each one of us and to bring times of refreshing to our life. Like the father in the story, He’s looking for us to return to the place where we are in right standing with Him. Every one of us drift and do things that pull us away from where we need to be. Take time today to stop and reevaluate what all you’re doing. If there are things keeping you away, put down the shovel, repent and return to the Father.

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