Yesterday I visited Old Faithful. No, I’m not referring to the point geyser in Yellowstone National Park. I’m actually referring to my laundry basket. It seems to burst with the same fidelity. I don’t get it. There are only two of us (well, two of us who wear clothes, although I’m beginning to suspect that the dogs play “dress up” every time my husband and I leave the house). How can the laundry basket always be full to the point of overflowing?

Unfortunately, the kitchen sink is the same. No matter how many dishes you wash, there’s always more to take their place. What? Do these things breed like rabbits?

As I minister to the “Old Faithful” in my life, I realize that our spiritual walk is very similar. Every time we think we have conquered a sin, it flares up again in our life. Every time we think we have grown in Christ, we find ourselves acting like spiritual children, throwing tantrums and whining to get our way. Just like my dishes and laundry basket, no matter how many times the problem “beats,” it seems there are always new ones ready to act as replacements.

The truth is that unless my husband and I decide to stop wearing clothes (let’s not get in there), clothes will never end. And unless we decide to stop eating (not likely), there will always be dishes to wash. Still, unless we stop walking our spiritual walk (which should not be an option), there will always be giants to face.

Does that mean we haven’t made any progress? Although it seems so, no. What it really means is that we haven’t given up. We are still running the race. We have not given up because of obstacles. I know that sometimes our effort seems to be in vain, but one day, when we stand before the Lord and hear him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” we will discover that it was all worth it. So, go out today and conquer some geysers in your life!

And God is able to make all grace abound to you; so that having always all that is sufficient in all things, you may abound to every good work. – 2 Corinthians 9:8