Sermon Illustrations

There was apparently a middle school in Oregon that faced a unique problem. Kind of a funny problem, actually. The custodian was constantly cleaning lipstick off the mirror in the girls’ bathroom.

It was a middle school, and many of the girls were just starting to use lipstick. So they’d go into the bathroom, put it on, , and then they’d press their lips to the mirrors leaving dozens of little lip prints.

Finally, the principal decided to do something about it. So she called a number of girls to the bathroom and met them there with the custodian. She explained to the girls that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian, who had to clean the mirrors every day. And to demonstrate, she asked the custodian to clean one of the mirrors. So he took out a long-handled brush, dipped it in the toilet, and scrubbed the mirror. They never had a problem with lip prints on the mirror since.

Let me tell you something for when you’re tempted. If you could only see the real filth you’d be kissing, you wouldn’t be attracted to it. It will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.