James 2:17 “Faith by itself, if it is
not accompanied by action, is dead.”
Do you ever want to tackle spring
cleaning your home but you have a long list of excuses? Is it perfection, lack of inspiration, lack
of resources, waiting for the kids to leave home? Too often we wait on everything to be just
right before we “move.” Over & over
in the Bible God sends people out with a lack of resources or what they perceive
to be a perfect plan, but we learn repeatedly that God works through His people
anyway. In Matthew 15:29-39, He
multiplied a boy’s lunch consisting of seven loaves of bread and 2 fish to feed
5 thousand hungry people.
2 Thessalonians 1:11 “So we keep on
praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his
call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith
prompts you to do.” Sometimes God may be calling us to
give up things of this world. What is it
that God is asking you to give up or get rid of?
A teacher named Scolastico said, “If
you would go everyday to a very large tree and take five swings at it with a
very sharp axe, eventually, no matter how large the tree, it would come
down.” We can take this “rule of five”
and apply it to our homes. Every day
choose five tasks that need to be done or things to get rid of. As this gets easier, you can add more tasks
to your daily list. If you have no idea
where to start, pray 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 back to the Lord. Lord, help me to lead an orderly and
productive life. I know this is an
important witness and I want to bring glory to your name.
Challenge:
Ask the Lord what is holding you back from spring cleaning and what He
wants you give up.
No comments:
Post a Comment