Cleaning Out...

Today, I spent several hours cleaning.  My house is generally neat and orderly (as much as it can be with 3 young boys) but today, I cleaned the corners and closets.  I just got tired of looking at neatly stacked, organized JUNK!  I threw away STUFF.  Things I have been holding onto for no apparent reason.  STUFF.  Junk accumulated over the years...things I packed and moved from house to house.  Baggage unnecessarily taking up valuable space in my home. Rubbish once holding a meaningful place in my life but now outgrown. 

As I'm throwing away bags and bags of stuff, my corners are clearer and my closets empty.  I can actually place the things that belong there inside. 

So what am I harboring spiritually and mentally?  What thoughts, people, places are holding real estate and are long overdue eviction notices?   

The Bible encourages us to lay aside every weight and sin.  We so easily focus on the sin....those are the obvious transgressions.  Weight is heavy.  It's burdensome.  It slows you down.  Weight is also sneaky.  Nobody goes to bed and wakes up obese.  It occurs over time.  Just like the stuff in my corners. Time to unload....unpack...throw out...get rid of...declutter.   Throw it out.  Let it go! 

God help me to declutter the corners or my mind and heart.  Help me to clear those spaces so you can live there.  Walk through my heart and remove things I've been holding onto.  Things holding me back from completely being YOURS.  Thank you for loving me and my junk.  Thank you for loving me enough to take the junk from me.  I'm yours...totally and completely.