There is a room in our house. We originally thought it was a garage, but the floor isn’t strong enough to hold the weight of a car. Our neighbors told us the previous owner was a painter and he built the room for a place to paint. For thirteen years, this room served as the resting place for everyTHING we didn’t know what to do with.
For the last few months, we’ve been trying to clean out the room. Yes, I did say months. It has been months since we started this journey. Every free moment we get, we are in that room trying to organize all those THINGS.
But it’s been hard. Very hard
And I couldn’t understand why
The other day I was standing in the doorway, looking in the room, and realized I have no idea where all the THINGS came from. I don’t remember who bought them. Who gave them to us. And how they got there.
I haven’t been paying attention to the THINGS being put in the room. And because I haven’t been paying attention, THINGS have been building up. Now there is a pile of THINGS in the room that I never intended to be there.
THINGS that should have been used. Should have been donated. And should have been thrown away
The truth is…I have a pattern of not paying attention to THINGS in my life
And just like the THINGS in that room, they pile up
When I don’t pay attention to the THINGS I eat, my weight piles up
When I don’t pay attention to important relationships in my life, my feelings of disconnection pile up
When I don’t pay attention to my finances, my debt piles up
When I don’t pay attention to the “truths” of God’s word, my insecurities and doubt pile up
And when I don’t pay attention to my house, the clutter piles up
All the THINGS I don’t paying attention to in my life will eventually pile up and hinder me from living the life God created me to live.
And I want to live the life God created me to live
Dear Lord,
Help me to pay attention to the THINGS happening in my life. Help me to slow down and notice harmful THINGS that are piling up in my life and preventing me from being all you created me to be.
karris
INSPIRED