House Cleaning

Last week I threw out Worrying, it was getting old and in the way.
It kept me from being me; I couldn’t do things God’s way.

I threw out those Inhibitions; they were just crowding me out.
Made room for my New Growth, got rid of my old dreams and doubts.

I threw out a book on MY PAST (didn’t have time to read it anyway).
Replaced it with New Goals, started reading it today.

I threw out pain and bad memories, (how I hung on to them so)
Got me a NEW PHILOSOPHY too, threw out the one from long ago.

Brought in some new books too, called I CAN, I WILL, and I MUST.
Threw out – I might, I think and I ought. WOW, you should’ve seen the dust.

I ran across an OLD FRIEND, haven’t seen him in a while.
I believe his name is GOD, Yes, I really like His style.

He helped me to do some cleaning and added some things Himself.
Like PRAYER, HOPE and FAITH, Yes, I found just the place for them, right on the shelf

I picked up this special thing and placed it at the front door
I FOUND IT – It’s called PEACE. Nothing gets me down anymore.

Yes, I’ve got my house looking nice. Looks good around the place.
For things like Worry and Trouble, there just isn’t any place.

It’s good to do a little house cleaning, get rid of the old things on the shelf.
It sure makes things brighter; maybe you should TRY IT YOURSELF.

(Author Unknown)

Let’s cleanse our hearts and get “Spiritually Healthy”. The Bible encourages us to draw close to God and allow our hearts and bodies to be cleansed. We can’t clean ourselves. Instead we must draw near to God and ask Him to do the cleansing.

Psalm 51:10 says, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me”. (KJV) 

Hebrews 10:22 says, “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. (NIV)