I thought that only old people and little boys talked openly about potty issues, but it's becoming a real topic of conversation around our house lately. My husband is doing some repair work in one of our bathrooms, which requires that the toilet be removed for several days. That means the hole in the floor that drains to the sewer lines is exposed. The view isn't so bad as it's just a dark hole, but the stench!!!! It wasn't until the third day when I walked into the house, that I was hit with a stink that permeated the air and made me sick to my stomach.
My dear husband can't smell very well thanks to allergies, so he was taken aback when I complained about the smell. As I ran from room to room opening windows and turning on fans, he sheepishly covered the hole to prevent further air pollution.
Satan works like that. He can be bold, or sometimes very subtle, in the ways he ingratiates himself into our lives when we lower our guard and expose ourselves to the stink that exists in the dark places. The thought, emotion or action can seem so innocently right at the time --- or maybe even overtly what-the-heck-okay--- but given the right circumstances, it may slowly rot and decay into a putrification that permeates our soul and eventually makes us emotionally, physically or spiritually ill.
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