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This is Jack.
He’s our new Australian Shepherd.
7 months old.
We waited until the kids moved out w/ their dog to get our own.
We’ve had him about 3 weeks now.
We love Aussies and there’s breeder in Snowflake.
We were going to Pinetop to PU some fire wood and it’s on the way so we decided to go check out the puppies.
Don’t even go look at, play w/, talk to puppies if you’re not prepared to bring one home.
It’s going to happen.
We could say, “We’re just going to look.”
Whatever.
Personality is most important to us.Can’t be too timid or too aggressive.
We made that mistake once.
A breeder in IN had one puppy left and when we went to see him he hid under the table the whole time we were there.
We thought we could pull him out of that.
Huge mistake.
We’re at the breeder’s and several puppies are out.
One or two run away at the sight of strangers.
Another is bouncing, yipping, nipping going crazy, and then there was Jack.
He came right up to us, ignoring the others.
Sweet.
Eye-contact and it was over.
Decision made.
We had bonded emotionally in about 10 minutes.
Dog greets you, wags it’s tail at you, licks you like you’re his.
You immediately feel the emotional attachment.
If you have pets you know what I’m talking about.
Or, don’t go test-driving cars unless you’re prepared to buy one.
As soon as you get in one you smell it, feel it, look at it; and it’s so different from the clunker you’ve been driving.
What does your car smell like right now?
You hit the gas, what does it sound like?
What do you feel?
Any salesman worth his salt knows once you’re emotionally attached you are buying.
Due respect to the realtors in the room.
If you’re not financially prepared to buy and you leave that dealership w/ a contract the debt can overwhelm you.
And, the only way out is to sell the car.
But, your emotions make that hard.
You’re attached even though you’re under water financially.
And, your pride will take a hit.
Admitting the mistake; to your wife, parents, friends.
Then, the guilt.
But, if you don’t, in time the trouble is much worse.
Deep in debt, the car wears out before the payments do.
Now, your car is broke down and you’re just broke.
Walk away.
We had to make the impossible decision to give that puppy up in IN.
It broke our hearts but it wasn’t working.
He was too timid.
We should have walked away before.
We had to walk away later.
This sort of thing happens a lot in affairs.
Not feeling much of a bond at home.
Not much support.
Life is hard, finances are scarce, bodies change, kids cause stress, the career has peaked short of expectations.
It’s been a while since you felt loved at home.
Then, someone else shows an interest.
One thing leads to another.
Intimacy.
And, a strong emotional bond is formed.
You can’t help but develop a bond w/ someone you are intimate w/.
Even though it’s a fantasy b/c it’s the occasional rendezvous.
It’s not life together day after day.
But, there’s a strong bond.
Then, you’re confronted by a friend, parent, or pastor.
“Do the right thing.”
What’s the right thing?
What you know is right or what you feel is right?
Adultery is adultery.
Morally, it’s always wrong to be intimate w/ someone you’re not married to.
In fact, Jesus said it’s wrong to even think about it.
You know this.
But, what do you feel?
You don’t feel loved at home.
You feel strongly loved by the other one.
This is one of the things that makes reconciliation so hard.
You have to walk away and break the strong emotional bond w/ the wrong person and walk back to the right person that you feel no bond w/ at all.
Sometimes the right thing to do will break your heart.
When you feel so strongly about someone, but it’s not right.
And, a mistake is made.
Now, you need a do-over.
It’s one thing when it’s w/ a dog, or a car.
Other things, other situations are much bigger and much harder.
When you make a mistake and you need a do-over; admit it, apologize for it, and adjust your actions accordingly.
You have to change.
W/out the change you’re not really sorry.
Maybe sorry you got caught.
But, your not sorry for the behavior that got you in trouble.
Walk away.
Walk away before you get in trouble.
Or, walk away as soon as you realize it will be much more trouble to stay.
Do the right thing no matter how hard it is.
We are in today.
Israel had received a huge do-over from God but they were in some trouble again and it’s about to get much worse.
That is, unless they can find the strength to do the right thing and walk away.
The first thing they have to do is admit what they had done is wrong.
The Admission
Ezra 10:1-
Ezra is crying out, confessing, admitting what they had done is wrong.
But, he’s not guilty of it.
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