Content or Discontent, Which Tent Do You Live In?

A Content Tiger

With props to Tim Hawkins, who poked fun at Pastor's catchy titles - Which tent do you live in? For more on that part of his act, go here.

Sometimes we are unfortunately content doing things that we know are wrong because it makes us look good or feels good to our humanity, but spiritually we are tracking muck all over our souls. We should not be content living this way. To state it another way; sometimes we are content ignoring what is good for us - the new life in Christ Jesus.
The picture to the side is our cat, Tiger. Paws crossed, purring, in complete contentedness. The only problem is that he's in the house - where he is not supposed to be.
He darts in with muddy feet when we take the girls to school in the morning, resisting his 'outside cat' title.  He has been scolded time and again, and he continues to push to get in - and once inside he goes underneath the nearest piece of furniture that will hold him and lays down out of reach.
I pray that when sin crouches at your door seeking to get in that you will live the Crucified Life, that the reality of Galatians 2:20 will jolt you with the shock that if Christ is your LORD - then we cannot be content living in the same tent with sin. Crucify it through the power of Jesus in your life. Focus on Jesus, abide in Him.  We are forgetful and lazy, and the next time the door opens - sin may get in again. Vicarious living in Christ reminds us that being crucified with Christ won't be content with leaving the door open. His sensitivity to sin will have you closing the door quickly, even checking before the door opens to make sure we don't leave room for sin to moves in.