Wallowing In Mud

Did you know that elks like to wallow in mud? A wallowing hole is created by a bull elk finding a pool of water, digging into the ground with his hooves and antlers to push up the dirt, urinating into it and then rolling in it. As gross as this may sound, wallowing attracts other elks and it’s the bull elk’s way of sending a clear message to all cows letting them know that his pheromone–soaked, perfumed coat along with his bugle calls mean he’s ready for action as the rutting season approaches. Like the bull elk, we too can wallow in the mud of our past offenses. We roll around and around in the muddy, repugnant odour of every infraction and wrongdoing covering ourselves in the stench of what other people have done to us, hoping to gain a harem of followers that becomes a herd. However, I have found that the more I keep surrendering my brokenness to Jesus, the more the strong emotions attached to my wounds fade into scars because of the scars found on the hands and feet of Jesus that rescued me from wallowing in the mud.