Down the Drain
We love to watch water fall into a river. However, we rarely want to watch water go down the drain. We lose that water, and it costs us.
Down the drain means wasted.
Our resources have:
- Failed
- Disappeared
- Ruined
This may apply to:
- Companies
- Finances
- Relationships
- Personal or professional plans
Sometimes, we control what goes down the drain.
We do that when we:
- Make risky investments.
- Spend money recklessly.
- Fail to nurture relationships.
- Focus only on ourselves.
Other times, we have no control.
- Banks or companies make poor decisions.
- Thieves rob us.
- People desert us.
Whether we have control or not, we lose.
Similar metaphors include:
- Down the tubes
- Down the pan
- Down the toilet
- Down the plughole
Life constantly changes.
With all its ups and downs, we look for a constant. We find that in a relationship with Jesus. Whatever the situation, Jesus remains with us and will guide us through it.
Circumstances may go down the drain. With Jesus, our eternity remains secure.
Thanks to Beckham Wilson for the suggestion.
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