The Little Foxes

 "Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines..." Song 2:15

Most men do not fail in the valley of despair. They leap from the pinnacle of success. These are the words of a successful pastor in our Fellowship who years later would be one of the men who left our Fellowship. I wonder what little foxes spoiled his vine? 

Most of the time it is not the big crisis that overwhelms us. It is the tiny but persistent problem that impacts us the most. Most men do not leave the Fellowship over embezzlement of millions of dollars. Most men do not leave the Fellowship over gross immorality or adultery. It is usually an attitude or a small indiscretion that overthrows their standards and their commitments. 

One benefit of having church three times a week is it allows us a chance to get right with God and not let small problems become big problems.

A man who will steal for me, will steal from me. A thief is a thief. He will steal money. He will steal a man's wife. He will steal a church. He will live as though he is above the law. Until he is caught, and everyone sees the tooth marks of those little foxes on his character.

The little foxes cause big problems.