01/27/2026
THE CRACKED MUG
For a few years, I kept my old favorite mug with a tiny, hairline crack. The beautiful mug felt nice and warm in my hands. It was familiar and still usable.
The crack? Barely noticeable.
I knew using a cracked mug wasn’t healthy. Bacteria hides in places you can’t see. But I thought, “Nah, it’s not urgent.”
So I held on to it… far longer than I should have.
Isn’t that how we do the same thing in life?
We keep “small” cracks around. Think of habits, thought patterns, relationships, and even compromises. Our rationale: they don’t look dangerous.
Because they’ve been with us a long time, getting rid of them feels harder than living with them.
BUT small cracks grow. And what’s unhealthy doesn’t stay harmless just because it’s familiar.
Sometimes growth begins with letting go of the things we’ve tolerated…even when they don’t look broken.
The mug has officially been released from duty. It finally met the trash can it had been avoiding.
“Every branch that bears fruit He prunes,
that it may bear more fruit.” --John 15:2
