Freezer Fail

***WARNING: DO NOT READ WHILE EATING***

This past weekend I plugged in an electric yard tool into one of the receptacles on the outside of the house but there was no power. I immediately knew that the GFCI had been tripped. I also knew that the freezer in the garage was on the same circuit. How long had the freezer been off?

I opened the door of the freezer just enough to stick my hand in to feel if the food was still frozen. At the same time that my hand went through a soggy warm cardboard pizza box, the overwhelming stench of death hit my nostrils. I quickly shut the door and reset the GFCI.

This morning I emptied the freezer of its refrozen spoiled contents because today is trash pickup day. The items at the bottom of the freezer gave me some trouble. They were frozen in a pool of animal blood that had dripped through the wire shelving and settled at the bottom. I had to pry the items loose with a screwdriver.

I was reminded of Galatians 6:8 "For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." I imagine that our works decay just as quickly if we allow something to interfere with the flow of the power of God into our lives.