Yesterday, as I was frantically looking for the Benadryl that I knew I had misplaced, I realized that my "organized chaos" had lost all sense of order. Where was the Benadryl you ask? Well, right in my sock drawer where it should be! haha. I can picture in my head running around the house before company comes over, and making one big scoop of junk into my drawer. My system of cleaning in a pinch consists of throwing an array of unrelated things in the nearest drawer that is not already bulging from previous "cleanings". So everything looks great on the surface but when you open it up.... its a big mess!
Now, come on ladies, we all have junk drawers right? That drawer that has missing screws that were left when you assembled that toy, a toy put back together with duct tape(it fixes everything right), half a stick of gum... OK maybe that's just mine. I started looking at these thing in this drawer that were not needed anymore. They were taking up space that I could use for other things... that I actually NEED. I am trying hard here to build up my tie in... you ready??? lol
How does this junk drawer relate to me in my daily journey as a Christian? Well, does your life contain "junk" in your heart or head that is taking away from useful things? Have things been haphazardly placed in your heart and forgotten? We all have those things! So, lets clean house today. Take inventory of those things buried deep beneath the "clean exterior" and see whats really lurking in those forgotten "drawers" of our souls. Let go of that stuff that is unnecessary. Those things take away from our walk with God. He does not want all of the clutter in our hearts because it really does take away from our journey. My heart is much like the toy I found carefully taped together. I tried to make it better and put it back to its original glory... but the tape is only a temporary fix with no guarantees that it will ever work right again. The things in my life that may have temporarily broken me were merely "taped" but never made right. Just masking the problems will eventually lead to destruction... not a firm fix. So, as a Christian, we have to look to God to make us whole and not depend on all of those "duct tapes" in the world to fix it.
I have things in my heart that I have swept into that drawer just to make it look pretty on the outside... but I know in order to grow that I have to purge myself of all of that to see what God wants for me. He can not lead me if I am bogged down with junk! So pray with me today that God shows you what that "junk" is in your life. God can clear it out and make room in your soul for ALL of the blessings he has waiting for you. Stay strong out there and put your faith in Him. Through God, all things are possible! Have a blessed day readers!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The dying cockroach stance and being a Christian
Well, now that I have your attention, let me set the stage. Remember earlier we talked about setting the stage for your husband when he gets home? Well, picture my serene environment last night that Nate got to walk in on. 2 kids lying on their backs, feet in the air, and tears coming down both faces. WELCOME HOME DAD!!!! haha He actually did giggle when he saw this form of punishment actually being carried out by yours truly. I was no where near the happy homemaker when he walked in last night. I was trying to find my "happy place" in some Calgon-esk fantasy that was praying for, and I hear Nate laughing about it all. He actually found it funny... who knew.
Something that had me all bent out of shape made him smile. So, I stepped back and looked at it again. I saw my 2 kids... actually doing what I said... in the "dying cockroach" position. Mommy had taken a firm stand... WOW! After months of battles over not following directions, my kids finally surrendered to my demands. They realized that they were not in control of the situation. I was doing this to teach them a lesson. If you do not follow the rules, there are consequences.
This is so true in our role in this world as Christians! Everyday we battle in our lives for some sense of control over finances, our household, our jobs, ect... the list goes on and on. The one thing we can not do is CONTROL all of it. Sometimes, you must give in to God's demands of us. He demands that we put our faith in Him becuase He ALWAYS has our best interests at heart. We MUST surrender to HIS will, not our own. Life can quickly become overwhelming if we let it.
When God throws something in our path that knocks us down(dying cockroach here people), He has put us there for a moment to think about where we are and what we are doing! Are we fighting His authority in our lives and disobeying the rules we know are there for us?
Today, take your 5 minutes to examine the areas of our lives that are knocking us down on our backs. Why has God chosen to put this bump in the road here for us? It is your job as a Christian to give it to God. Let Him carry the burden so you can focus on what He may have in store for you. Just take today. Look at today! What is your "daily bread" for this moment?
God is the ruler of our hearts and actions... He has His ways of putting us in time out to get it all together. I am still striving for this is my house... I think I need to be a mix of June Cleaver and a drill Sgt! June Cleaver in camo... I love it. If you have never surrendered your life to God, DO IT NOW.
Ask God to show you what he has for you today. Be still and listen with your heart. His answers are there but you can't hear them when you are fighting His will.
Something that had me all bent out of shape made him smile. So, I stepped back and looked at it again. I saw my 2 kids... actually doing what I said... in the "dying cockroach" position. Mommy had taken a firm stand... WOW! After months of battles over not following directions, my kids finally surrendered to my demands. They realized that they were not in control of the situation. I was doing this to teach them a lesson. If you do not follow the rules, there are consequences.
This is so true in our role in this world as Christians! Everyday we battle in our lives for some sense of control over finances, our household, our jobs, ect... the list goes on and on. The one thing we can not do is CONTROL all of it. Sometimes, you must give in to God's demands of us. He demands that we put our faith in Him becuase He ALWAYS has our best interests at heart. We MUST surrender to HIS will, not our own. Life can quickly become overwhelming if we let it.
When God throws something in our path that knocks us down(dying cockroach here people), He has put us there for a moment to think about where we are and what we are doing! Are we fighting His authority in our lives and disobeying the rules we know are there for us?
Today, take your 5 minutes to examine the areas of our lives that are knocking us down on our backs. Why has God chosen to put this bump in the road here for us? It is your job as a Christian to give it to God. Let Him carry the burden so you can focus on what He may have in store for you. Just take today. Look at today! What is your "daily bread" for this moment?
God is the ruler of our hearts and actions... He has His ways of putting us in time out to get it all together. I am still striving for this is my house... I think I need to be a mix of June Cleaver and a drill Sgt! June Cleaver in camo... I love it. If you have never surrendered your life to God, DO IT NOW.
Ask God to show you what he has for you today. Be still and listen with your heart. His answers are there but you can't hear them when you are fighting His will.
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