Little Foxes

I heard a story about some mischievous seminary students. They decided to play a practical joke on a friend.

One day while Jim was in the shower, his roommate took his car key to the corner hardware store and had a duplicate made. Returning the original before being found out, the pranksters began their plot.

Each day when Jim would drive to campus and park one if the pranksters would move his car. At first they simply moved it a space or two. After a week or so they began moving it to the next row. Next, they moved Jim's car to the next lot.

Jim never said anything about his car "moving." They continued taking the prank further until they were moving his car completely around the block from where he had parked.

One day after class Jim remained in his seat with a puzzled look on his face. The professor asked what was wrong. He looked at the prof and said, "I have no clue where I parked my car."

The friends owned up what they had been doing. Jim was so relieved to learn he was not losing his mind, although he did shower with his keys from then on!

You see, a little change is hardly noticed. We adjust quickly assuming it was just a slip. As the change increases we adapt to the new lifestyle of “looking for the car.” Eventually we get to a place of total depravity and a hopeless state.

There’s a saying that has been attributed to many. Regardless of the origin the truth is still applicable. “Sin will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and will cost you more than you're willing to pay.” Song of Solomon 2:15 tells us that it’s the little foxes that spoil the vines.

What “little” thing have you let slip today? You could lose your car!