The flight home was as smooth as silk. It was just what one always hopes it will be. As my morning began I was eager to get to all of the catch-up things I needed done early so I could get the lawn mowed ahead of my 3:00 pm counseling appointment. In so doing, I forgot all about writing this blog. My wife was headed to Oregon to attend a college reunion and as she pulled out a few minutes ago she said my blog hadn’t post. That suddenly reminded me I had never written it.

Sometimes God needs to use a son-in-law to help one see what he wasn’t able to on his own (or he didn’t want to see it). This happened for me while I was in Oklahoma. I have struggled with porn every since I stumbled into it in my late 40’s. I’ve written about this struggle many times. As my son-in-law talked with me about this on our recent trip I was able to tell him this. In Ezekiel 36:25-28, it says God will give you a new heart, a heart of flesh. He goes on to tell you that the sins will be washed away and one will be made clean. I told my son-in-law that I had always wanted this promise to mean I’d never struggle with porn again. However, that hadn’t been true. He’s a Ph.D. psychologist and a sound christian. He listened well and I deeply appreciated his thoughtfulness.

God is always helping us take a step we never think is possible. Isn’t God good!