Heart Declutter & Maintenance

Heart Declutter and Maintenance
As we are at the end of spring and heading into the summer months many of us are performing decluttering and home maintenance that we couldn't accomplish during the winter months.

A quick walk-through of the inside of my spiritual home immediately displays things out of place, clutter that I’d overlooked, and habits I thought I’d gotten rid of long ago!

While trying to perform decluttering and maintenance in our home, I began thinking about the decluttering and maintenance needed in my heart.

I read an article a couple of years ago that listed three of the most important things a seller can do before staging a home for potential buyers. They are as follows:

  1. Clean
  2. Declutter
  3. Freshen Up

I immediately began applying this list to my heart.

  1. Clean: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10).
  2. Declutter: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24).
  3. Freshen Up: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

May we declutter and maintain our hearts in light of God's grace in this season.
 
Have a great week!
 
Pastor Adam