Yesterday the reality of falling terribly behind on doing laundry hit full force. Have mercy. The load after load after load seemed to be a never ending task.
Thankfully, Hope needs money to buy her siblings Christmas gifts so a deal was struck and my sanity saved.
At one point though there was a little issue with the dryer. I'd thrown in a load, set the timer, and walked away knowing they'd be dry in an hour or so. Twenty minutes later, a strange sounding beep started coming from the laundry room.
I walked in, looked at the flashing light indicators on the top of the dryer, and determined the lint filter was dangerously full. As I opened retrieved the overflowing lint filter from the belly of the dryer, a daunting thought occurred to me.
What might have happened had the dryer not have some sort of shut off switch when the lint filter went beyond capacity?
I've known several people whose homes burned completely to the ground as a result of fires starting in their dryers. So scary.
I cleaned out the filter and went to replace it when another thought struck me- my mind is a lot like this lint filter. Thoughts pass through my mind all day long, with a few getting stuck here and there. How important it is to take those captured thoughts to the Lord and let him keep me cleaned out.
An uncleaned out mind can be just as dangerous as a clogged up lint filter. It slows things down, prevents fresh, pure winds from blowing freely, and left untreated can become consuming.
I started thinking about some thoughts that have gotten stuck in my mind's filter lately. One by one, these thoughts seem benign. But piled on top of another, they start to form a faulty filter that taint and clog everything.
Suddenly my attitude grows a little sour, my heart a little cold, my desire to be around others diminishes, and my prayers become canned obligatory statements to God.
I need a fresh wind. I need to let God peel away the layers of clogged up un-truths. I need an encounter with Him. I need His reminders-
-even when I feel uninvited by others, I am chosen by Him.
-even when I feel terrible about losing my temper yesterday, I am forgiven and given the gift of a fresh start today.
-even when I want to lash out at the person who hurt me, I am given grace and the ability to extend it to that person.
-even when I question my abilities to fulfill the tasks set before me, I am reminded to stop depending on myself.
-even when I wonder am I really pleasing you God?- I am covered by a love so lavish it really has nothing to do with my performance at all.
Layer by layer--- chosen, forgiven, given grace, reminded and covered with His love.
What a gift Jesus really is.
The majestic still visits us in the midst of our mundane, ordinary, everyday lives.
Sweet Christmas Blessings to you my friend!
Thankfully, Hope needs money to buy her siblings Christmas gifts so a deal was struck and my sanity saved.
At one point though there was a little issue with the dryer. I'd thrown in a load, set the timer, and walked away knowing they'd be dry in an hour or so. Twenty minutes later, a strange sounding beep started coming from the laundry room.
I walked in, looked at the flashing light indicators on the top of the dryer, and determined the lint filter was dangerously full. As I opened retrieved the overflowing lint filter from the belly of the dryer, a daunting thought occurred to me.
What might have happened had the dryer not have some sort of shut off switch when the lint filter went beyond capacity?
I've known several people whose homes burned completely to the ground as a result of fires starting in their dryers. So scary.
I cleaned out the filter and went to replace it when another thought struck me- my mind is a lot like this lint filter. Thoughts pass through my mind all day long, with a few getting stuck here and there. How important it is to take those captured thoughts to the Lord and let him keep me cleaned out.
An uncleaned out mind can be just as dangerous as a clogged up lint filter. It slows things down, prevents fresh, pure winds from blowing freely, and left untreated can become consuming.
I started thinking about some thoughts that have gotten stuck in my mind's filter lately. One by one, these thoughts seem benign. But piled on top of another, they start to form a faulty filter that taint and clog everything.
Suddenly my attitude grows a little sour, my heart a little cold, my desire to be around others diminishes, and my prayers become canned obligatory statements to God.
I need a fresh wind. I need to let God peel away the layers of clogged up un-truths. I need an encounter with Him. I need His reminders-
-even when I feel uninvited by others, I am chosen by Him.
-even when I feel terrible about losing my temper yesterday, I am forgiven and given the gift of a fresh start today.
-even when I want to lash out at the person who hurt me, I am given grace and the ability to extend it to that person.
-even when I question my abilities to fulfill the tasks set before me, I am reminded to stop depending on myself.
-even when I wonder am I really pleasing you God?- I am covered by a love so lavish it really has nothing to do with my performance at all.
Layer by layer--- chosen, forgiven, given grace, reminded and covered with His love.
What a gift Jesus really is.
The majestic still visits us in the midst of our mundane, ordinary, everyday lives.
Sweet Christmas Blessings to you my friend!
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