Thought for the Day – Tuesday 7th July 2020
Bible reading – Psalm 139 v 23.
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting
“The Learning Annex, a chain of adult-education schools, says that more than 200,000 people have completed its popular class on controlling household clutter. Who takes the course? People who keep empty mayonnaise jars, manuals for appliances they no longer have, broken buttons, out-of-date phone books and keys to houses they lived in 20 years ago. Household clutter occupies space, saps energy and creates frustration.
Spiritual clutter is much the same, unresolved conflicts pile up in our hearts; unconfessed sins gather a thick layer of guilt; unspoken prayers litter our minds.
How can we clean out our jumbled lives? God’s Word tells us how.
Unresolved conflicts: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault” (Matthew 18 v 15)
Unconfessed sin: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins” (1 John 1 v 9).
To get our lives in order, put God first.” I’m sure that many thousands of people have been using their time in lock-down to declutter their homes. Charity shops were expecting an increase in donations to their shops once they opened again. I’m about to start another round of ‘sorting out’ my house. I had done quite a bit, prior to the beginning of the pandemic, as I was gathering up items for our Spring Fair which was to have been held in April. Decluttering my spiritual life is much harder.
I confess at the minute that I’m really envious of people who have been able to meet up with family or friends. I know the reason why I can’t but it’s hard. I’m not alone as many folk can’t meet up with loved ones. Please pray for strength and perseverance for all those who eagerly await a time of reunion and that as we clear out our lives we will put God first.
God bless, Anna.