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An Unwelcome Guest

by Nancy Quinn  
3/31/2008 / Christian Living


My mom would just smile when I gathered my pile of blankets and a book as I headed to the backyard. A blanket would be draped over the clothesline and pulled out on either side and secured with rocks, and a smaller quilt would be placed underneath the shady tent. A cozy childhood haven with my Nancy Drew book and a tall glass of Kool-Aid was all I needed on an Iowa's summer day.

After lunch, I came back outside and decided to pick up my tent instead of reading for the afternoon. As I whisked the blanket up off the ground, I discovered an unwelcome guest had decided to find some shade himself. Screaming, I raced back into the house with the blankets flying behind me. We lived on the edge of town near a field, so we shared our yard with a snake here and there who wandered out of the fields. I was very thankful I didn't decide to lie back down to read my book that afternoon!

Just like the unwelcome snake to my tent home, do you have any unwelcome or hidden dangers in your home? When I first became a Christian, I asked the Lord to show me things that should not be in my home that were not pleasing to him. From books, movies, and a couple pieces of jewelry, my ignorance as a new Christian revealed things that I didn't know were not pleasing to him. I encourage you to pray and ask the Lord if there is anything in your home that shouldn't be there too. As you pray, the Lord will reveal things as you listen closely, and he will help you in your walk of faith as you strive to be holy as He is holy!

I Peter 1:16 "For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."

May God bless these words as I strive to encourage others in their walk with Christ. Please contact me if you would like to request a specific lesson that Lucy Mouse can teach your children or if you would like a coloring page to be sent to match the story!

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