6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:4-8
Now upon reading these verses, I don’t think you’d relate it to, getting rid of clutter, but this is exactly what the Holy Spirit made me aware of this morning.
Most of us; especially if we are over the age of fifty have a need to save everything! We collect, maybe even horde, “stuff.”
The pantry is full of plastic grocery bags, bread ties, mugs and plastic bowls that we say to ourselves, “Better not throw that away I may need it later.” But, do we? Most likely we don’t. Not for the number we have stashed away for, ‘just in case.’
Our minds are the same way! We collect trivia, quotes, hurts, and unforgiveness…grudges held onto for just in case…
God says “Get rid of that stuff. You don’t need it. It clutters your mind and gives the enemy ammo to use against you and others. STOP IT! It takes up valuable space and accomplishes nothing.”
This is what I want you to do today, right now…Put On the Mind of Christ! “How do I do that?” Glad you asked…
Number one…Be Full of God’s Joy! Let me repeat that…BE HAPPY!
Number two…Be considerate of everyone in all you do! Remember Jesus is coming soon!
Number three…DO NOT WORRY about anything; instead PRAY about everything!
Number four…Tell God how grateful you are for everything He has done!
Then you will experience God’s Peace! It will exceed your wildest expectations.
As you pack up the clutter in your mind and throw it out, it becomes less and less. Then you can begin to fill the shelves of your heart and mind with…thoughts that are…
True; honorable; right; pure; lovely and admirable.
Thought’s which are excellent and praise-worthy.
Practice makes perfect.
Then the God of peace will be with you.
Breathe in that freshness, ahhhhh…nice and clutter free!
Clutter, clutter, go away now that you're gone I have room to play!
Let’s pray…Thank you Jesus for giving us your joy today thank you for helping us unclutter our hearts and minds with your truth. Keep us ever aware to stay focused on you and never let our hearts be stuffed with junk that is good for nothing but the wood pile. Keep our minds and hearts full of your love! Amen!
By: Marla Shaw O’Neill October 1, 2015©
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