Cleaning Out The Corners

I found myself once again mopping the floor and grumbling under my breath. There are a lot of things about housework I don’t mind doing but mopping floors is not one of them. Getting the dirt out of the corners with that little mop can be so frustrating. Often I find myself down on my hands and knees digging the dirt from those corners.

“Would you rather sweep dirt floors or perhaps have no floor at all?”

It was definitely His voice; not audible, but there nonetheless.

“Remember, this home is not yours; the floor you’re mopping is not yours; in fact, nothing you have is yours. It is loaned to you by Me.”

Do you find yourself down on your knees cleaning out the dirt in the corners of your home more often than down on your knees cleaning out the dirt that has found its way into your heart? When our hearts are clean, our lips will be also. Bad language and negative talk have not place in the life of a Believer.

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45 NKJV.

And cleaning up our mind is part of spiritual cleaning. My mother use to always say to me, “Garbage in; garbage out”. In the world we live today, we must be careful concerning what we see and read and this isn’t an easy thing to do.

“Throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 WEB

When I begin to complain about mopping up the dirt in my home, I need to be reminded that my soul needs a good cleaning also.

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.” Psalm 28:7 NRSV