The Closet Needs a Cleaning
As I walked into my room I saw my closet. Knowing I needed something from it, I opened the door fully, expecting to find what I needed. But instead of finding what I needed, I found a mound of trash that came pouring out on top of me. Maybe I really do need to clean out my closet from time to time.
Just like my physical closet needed a drastic change or cleaning, my spiritual closet also needs cleaning. You can call anything your closet. Your mind, heart, spirit, you name it. We can’t just clean out these closets yearly or monthly. This cleaning needs to be done daily! We can’t let the trash in our lives build up until it’s bursting out over everyone and everything. We need to go through daily and clean out every nook and cranny. If we are letting everything pile up then we have no room for Jesus to fill with His amazing love and mercy. This is why daily prayer is so important. We go to Him daily and let Him clean out our closet so we can be ready for all the great things he wants to do in and through us.
John 15:3 says “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you”. When we let Jesus speak into our lives (or closets) we are instantly clean. But we must allow him to do this first. We can’t sit back and watch as he tries to pry that door open. We must let him in. we must allow him to lighten our load and to set us free from the clutter and mess. So many times I have let mental or emotional trash build up until there was no room for anything else. It was overflowing. Yet God in His great mercy came along again and cleaned out my “closet”. He didn’t pry or push; I had to willingly allow him access. What a difference it makes when things are clean!
Stop letting life put trash in your closet. Let God sweep through daily and clean you out! He loves all His little children. Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Keep it tidy . . . keep it clean!
I love this! It seems so simple when you think about it, but really profound too. So many times we get so wound up in everything that we forget to clean out our closets. Great reminder Zach!
Good advice! I’ve noticed that people who have the daily disciplines of prayer and Bible reading and weekly disciplines of gathering with Gods people are more likely to have clean closets, because they are giving God access to frequent room inspections.