I watched a carpenter finish off a project by putting trim around the base of the floor. He was adding something. But I thought getting a trim, as in a haircut, was taking something away. Upon reflection I remembered each December we trim a tree. There we go adding something. I used to sail with a friend who trimmed his sails. He neither added nor subtracted but adjusted. When I fly an airplane I trim the moveable surfaces to take pressure off the yoke and fly level without help from me. I then remember getting thoroughly trounced at tennis and my opponent told me he trimmed me. A negotiator trims, finds a neutral position between two opposing parties. My wife has recently lost twenty pounds and is looking very trim. I need to keep this devotional limited to three hundred words and so I trimmed it down from three hundred and eighteen words.
It is a wonder anyone ever learns English. God trims me. He trims away my sins. He trims me with good works. I hope. He never trounces me. He justwatches me trim myself, self-destruct. He trims, fine tunes, me to ease me through life’s journey with as little pressure as possible. God never trims by taking a neutral position about me with Satan. God is very much on my side.
Because I want the very best for you but do not know your specific need; therefore, I am going to pray a prefect prayer and ask that God will trim you today. He will take away or add or adjust anything you need. May He trim away your sins and trim you with glorious character growth.
Written by Roger Bothwell on May 11, 2010
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
Rogerbothwell.org