Clean Up Time!

I stumbled upon a cool blog recently and fell in love with one of the ideas on there. At "Rosebud Quilting" she had a post regarding a daily prayer. I have really been trying to apply these short but sweet prayers to my everyday life.

Today's prayer was asking for help "dusting out all of the many faults I have been hiding in secret corners of my heart". This really hit home. I have been studying Isaiah and it has been hard, but awesome! It has made me do some serious self checks regarding the way I look at others, my walk with Christ, and just daily struggles and blessings. This prayer helped me remember that all of my self checks are matters of the heart and should be dealt with as such.

I know it's not fun to admit or talk about, but we do store things in our hearts that we should have dumped in the garbage! Sometimes it seems like we have let go or put something in it's proper place, only to discover it hiding in a closet.

For example, my husband is a little OCD; only wife diagnosed. His form is rather odd. He doesn't really care whether or not the object is out of place, but whether or not he can SEE it. So I will often find things in very random places because he has decided to "put something away" (where he can't see it). Out of sight, out of mind.

This prayer today, made me question myself. What am I stashing in random drawers or closets of my heart that I don't want to see? It made me picture my heart as a house. I opened this house up for Jesus to live in and gave Him free reign. So long as He doesn't open drawer X, Y, Z or closet 1, 2 or 3? Really?

Today is just as good a day as any to put my big girl panties on and start cleaning out those closets!

Happy cleaning!