My park has flooded!

So my park is now under water - I was walking up the bikepath and was about to go down the hill when I realized that there is now a river flowing over my path and yikes, that is some muddy water! Then I had to get creative and make my own paths all over these hills where the dogs are allowed to run without their leashes on...oh to be a dog and not care if my feet (or paws) are getting wet from the soggy ground...but thank you Jesus that I can still walk through half of the park, it's not all flooded. It's kind of crazy, because without my park I really do not know how I would study at all...and today there were many chipmunks who decided they should scold me, just in case I might think about stealing all of their peanuts!

And yes, I've been reading in Romans 6-8 lately and there's this little sequence thing that formed in my head...so the law no longer holds me in its power because I died to its power when I died with Christ on the cross (Rom.7:4). But then I find out that sin took advantage of this law and aroused all kinds of forbidden desires within me...and if there were no law, sin would not have that power (Rom.7:8). So then I realize that the law is good, but the trouble is with me, since I am sold into slavery with sin as my master. No matter which way I turn, I can't make myself do right. I want to, but I can't (Rom.7:18). But then I realize that there is no condemnation for me if I belong to Christ Jesus, for the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed me through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death (Rom 8:1-2)! And so I have no obligation whatsoever to do what my sinful nature urges me to do, for if I keep following it, I will perish; but if through the power of the Holy Spirit I turn from my sinful nature and its evil deeds, I will live (Rom. 8:12-13)! That is so exciting - thank you so much Jesus that I can live in your freedom!