So how do we resolve this problem of finding ourselves “crossing the line”?   (You may be upset at me once you find out you’ve waited two days for this “big news”.)

Well, again, there are ONLY TWO possibilities.  One possibility is that we are a goat.  After all, the stuff on the left side of the line is how God describes goats.   Goats are real.  Some of them may at time dress up like sheep but if their life is described by the things on the left side of the line…yep…they’re still goats.

The other possibility is that we are a sheep who has strayed across the line.  Remember, sheep am dumb.

So how do you know which one you are?  Brace yourself…here’s the big finale!

Answer:  REPENTANCE

Repentance is that very real and meaningful action where we realize that we’ve crossed the line and we’re grieved about it.  So, we turn ourselves around and hoof it back over to the Good Shepherd as quickly as we can.  He’s so good to us that He’ll come looking for us and call us back.  If you belong to Him, you’ll hear His voice and follow Him back home where you belong.  Genuine repentance in your life is an important key to knowing that you know the Lord as Savior.

What is NOT a possibility is going through life content to blur the line and somehow regard yourself as a sheep while being unrepentant about the “goat-like” behaviors that characterize your life.

I’m curious about what you’re thinking.