Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

We've had a rough week in the Jenkins' household. As far as sick children go, we're a perfect 3 for 3! Sinus infections have hit us with full force and - as gross as it may be - we've seen a good bit of vomit. And as I've stood by the toilet watching stuff fly, I've thought, "I don't want to be any closer to that stuff than I have to be." And who would? Who on earth wants to be like a dog? Why would any of us return to vomit?

Of course, we wouldn't. But the writer of this proverb knows that. The point he's making is thatw e're like that if we continue to do the same old things. A wise man with the last name of Einstein once said that insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. But how many of us can relate to that statement? How many of us crave to have a deeper walk with Christ but we continue to live out the same habits that have kept us mired in mediocrity? Are we insane or what? And, if the truth were told, are we really any better than a dog that vomits and then goes back to it?

Maybe this is a good time in your life to begin again. Set a spiritual goal and then change the habits in your life so that you can meet them. Put down the remote once or twice a day and do something different that will help you reach that goal. Keep it up for a month and you'll find that you've created new habits, but these habits will give you different, better results.

So, please, slowly step away from the vomit...