Flint Rocks

Flint Rocks

When I was a little kid I used to love to go without shoes. We lived on a farm and had a big yard, so most of the time going shoeless was not a problem. Of course, eventually I would have to cross the gravel driveway and it never failed, I would step on a flint rock. If you don’t know much about flint rocks, then you might not know that they have some pretty sharp edges and they can be really painful on bare feet! 

Our sins can be kind of like these flint rocks. As humans we tend to bury our sins deep inside. There are times when we have committed such a life-altering, heart-wrenching, satan-driven sin that it tears our insides up – especially if we keep it hidden from the world. Keeping it hidden and thinking that we are able to deal with it can make the cuts from the edges of this “flint rock” of sin that much deeper. There comes a time when we all have to face our sin, ask the Lord’s forgiveness, and move on from it. Sometimes, that is easier said than done! Actually pulling the rock out and looking at it, addressing that it exists, is the most difficult part of all. We may have been living in denial for years and not wanting to even admit that we have committed the sin in the first place. Yes, it will hurt to pull those sharp edges out from deep inside, but turning to the Lord and allowing Him to take the “rock” from us and throw it away from us – as far as the East is from the West – will finally allow the healing process to begin. Then we can walk away with the freedom that only the Lord can give us!

You want to know something kind of awesome about flint rocks? They can start a fire! Once you have felt the amazing grace given freely from the Lord, especially if you have felt the scars that the sharp edges were leaving, then you’ll know what being on fire for the Lord is all about. The Lord might just start a fire inside of you with that flint rock!!

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” 

Romans 5:8