My kitchen is so clean it sparkles, and my bathroom has not a towel out of place or a smudge on the mirror. The bedroom has been vacuumed and dusted, and the sheets have been changed. Everything is sparkling clean because I took time this morning to wash what needed washing and cleanse what needed cleansing. Even my husband got in on the action as we scoured the stove, wiped down the cupboards and mopped the floor. Everything is sparkling clean, and what a feeling! It feels soooo good!
Oh, our home never gets unsightly, but when it needs a good cleansing from the inside out, I know it! I can feel it, and I can’t adequately describe the feeling inside me as I’m working to get things fresh and squeaky clean again, or neat as a pin as my mom used to say.
Even the process is enjoyable, and this morning as I was scurrying about getting everything just so, my thoughts were scurrying too. For, I began to compare the cleaning of our home to the cleansing God does when He washes us with His Word, the Bible. He does so, you know. That is, if we let Him, if we will take the time to read it and allow Him to clean us up. For, just like a home, a life needs freshening up now-and then.
And when it’s done, it feels soooo good!
Blessings,
Judy Grubaugh