And the random contest winner is…

Kristin! And a very deserving random winner you are. Enjoy your $25 Amazon gift certificate.

I’m teaching something soon about adventure, and how it can pull you from a rut.

You can enter yourself into a random drawing for a $25 gift certificate from Amazon.com by answering this question:

What’s one of the biggest adventures you’ve ever been a part of?

Answer that by tonight at Midnight and you’ll be entered to win. Easy peasy.

Proverbs 14:4 says,

Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.

Without oxen…the stables stay clean. You don’t have to pick up ox poop. There are no ox-related problems to deal with. Life is less messy. It’s easier. But…

You don’t get any fields plowed.

There are no ox-related benefits to reap.

The use and blessing of a working ox isn’t a part of your life.

This has nothing to do with livestock.

Perfectionism has no place with humans. Every strength has it’s weakness and every gift has it’s downside. Are you going to be like the man who buried his single talent in the field because he was afraid he couldn’t do something perfect with it?

If you want to accomplish anything of value, you’re going to have to shovel some crap.