I have put off for too long the big spring cleaning of the garage. My excuses have run out: too busy, too cold, too much stuff. It's time. It will be a project, but the end result will be good.
I wonder if we should consider a spiritual spring cleaning. Here are a few suggestions I have, and maybe you can add a few.
1. Get rid of unnecessary things. Like the garage, we tend to accumulate things. In your life, do you have too much stuff that clutters your life?
2. Wash away the dirty spots. Most garages have dirty spots from winter: dried up road salt, oil spills, Life Saver wrappers, one winter glove. In your life do you have some dirty spots you need to confess and let Jesus cleanse away by His blood?
3. Rearrange your tools. In our garage it gets so cold in the winter that I just pile things on top of each other until spring. I have to put things back in their proper place. Do you need to rearrange your priorities? Have you let them pile up? What about the proper place of God's tools for growth, worship, Bible reading, prayer, loving one another, loving your neighbor, or finding time to be still and quiet?
4. Prepare for next season. In my garage it's time to put the snow shovels away, empty the gas from the snowblower, put away the winter boots, etc. but I know what's ahead...another winter. It's always good to pause and think about our future. Are we preparing for our future? Whether it means investing in our children spiritually, to thinking about what's ahead eternally so we can "store up treasures" in heaven!
Do you feel the same way? Do you have any additions to my spring cleaning list?
Just looking at this picture gives me an anxious feeling. :) I think the important thing to remember is that it doesn't have to all be done in one day or one whole weekend. You just have to get started and keep moving. Before you know it, you will be breathing easier because you won't have all the "junk" weighing you down anymore.
Posted by: Smslavich | May 20, 2011 at 09:27 AM