Leviticus 10:10 (ESV) – “You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between
the unclean and the clean.”
When
the New Year began many of us followed the old tradition of cleaning our houses
of unnecessary clutter and began the year with better organization and less
chaos. We gave away items that we no
longer used or needed and we finally threw away old junk that was just taking
up space. We re-organized shelves and
some of us even applied a coat or two of new paint. We were starting fresh and wanted our
environment to reflect the new order of things.
We
know how awkward it can be to have to step over and around clutter that has
accumulated on the floor. Dancing around piles of shoes, clothing, magazines or
newspapers can be nerve-racking. Once we
clean up, it is necessary to clear it out. As a borderline OCD clean-aholic, it
makes my skin crawl to see junk piled up in corners for no reason. Once we get it out of the way – take care of
it and put it out. It is essential for
us to keep our living spaces free from contamination and debris and this means
both in the physical and the spiritual sense. Once you have gotten your spirit renewed and revitalized and you are
working on a new course for the New Year, all that ‘stuff’ that God pointed out
to you to remove from your life needs to be completely cleared away. It is great that you acknowledged the need to
remove the old stuff and it was courageous a deed to actually put in the work
to clean up your act, but the final deed of clearing it out needs to be
completed. Don’t let the stuff linger in the corners and somehow find its way
back into the middle of your life. Who
would sweep a floor and collect the trash in a dust pan then leave the dust pan
in a place where the debris can soon be scattered again. Take a survey. What
have you cleaned up…but not cleared out!! Get ‘er gone!
Every
day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT day. 2015 is the Year of Manifestation. Be blessed! Dr. JoAnn
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