Sponges

Sponges are absorbant and usually used to clean up messes. Sometimes though, we leave sponges sitting in the sink and they get mushy and stinky. God has made us to absorb His water, the Holy Spirit, and go out and clean up earthly messes using the water He has given us. In a sense, we are to absorb ourselves with others. Self-absorption, on the other hand, will cause quite a stench to those around us. The characteristics of a Holy Spirit filled sponge (life) are love, patience, understanding, compassion, long-suffering and joy. The characteristics of a self-absorbed sponge (life) are anger, irritation, constant frustration, impatience, worry, self-pity, and misery. Holy Spirit or self-absorption? Which sponge are you?