Dirty Jobs

Kinsey has been telling us when she poops and pees for a few weeks now so we decided it was time to start potty-training her.  Wow!  What a dirty job!  I think this is one that they should show on discovery channels "dirty Jobs" show. (If you don't watch this show than you are really missing out)  We are rewarding her with little treats when she tells us and goes on the potty and she loves it.  I know it's hard now but in the end it will be worth it because she will be more independent and we will stop buying diapers.  It's just part of a kid growing up.  

I was thinking about this yesterday when I was driving home about how we have started this process now we have to be faithful to keep teaching her and carry it through.  It reminded me of Phillipians 1:6 "being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."  Just like it is a messy process in training Kinsey to use the potty it is a messy process for Christ to clean up my life.  I know when He is teaching me knew things how much I often resist or stumble and fail but He is always there to pick me up and help me again.  It's awesome to know that God wants to change me and doesn't expect me to change before coming to Him.  

Recently God has been hammering this home in me.  How much I need to rely on Him to change me and not me changing myself.  There are things that I can do to protect myself and guard from sins but ultimately if I am not walking with Him than I will fail every time.