Cleaning Day

Do regular, ordinary people still take time out to deep clean their homes? I’m talking about getting on your hands and knees and scrubbing baseboards. I mean wiping down walls and everything. One of my favorite activities as a kid was sweeping. I took great pride in sweeping the kitchen after breakfast as a five-year-old. Now in hindsight, I’m sure I didn’t do that great of a job. But nobody told me to stop. They let me go right on ahead with my task.

I was envious of adults’ sweeping abilities. They could cut that broom into corners much more smoothly than I could. And their speed! Man! They could finish sweeping so quickly. I was still clumsy and had not figured out how to angle the broom to get into those corners. I did not stop cleaning. I just studied their moves and practiced. I wanted to get better.

I wish I carried that love of cleaning into my present-day situation. Now don’t get me wrong. I do not like a nasty house. There is a place for everything, and everything has its place. But the deep cleaning…the scrubbing of the baseboards…that has been sorely neglected around here.

While it is true of the home that I reside in, it is also true of my spiritual life. I have been very clumsy lately and not angling into the corners. I let dust and spider webs collect. Sitting every day and writing about my faith places me right back in the mindset of five-year-old me. Not doing the best job. But also not stopping. I’m going right on ahead with my task.

This forces me to get into the corners of my faith walk and examine the dirt and dust that I find there. It also helps me get rid of the trash thoughts that I let collect over time. It forces me to study my Bible more. It helps me to practice the faith that has carried me thus far. It helps me get better.

Have you taken time out to deep clean your home? Both of them…the one you live in and the one that lives in you. It might be time to get your cleaning supplies together and get started. #wepreach