1/27/2024 0 Comments Unclutter your lifeBut everyday life is normally not so overwhelming This is the strange part. Of course times have come when I need to DAILY list all the appointments and chores and things I need to do Maybe because it’s a holiday. One reason is because I’m not financially able to. I have not put them into tons of sports, lessons, ect. Then share a few thoughts on my wall about your top clutter concerns – or simply write, “I’m done with the clutter!” Click here to join me on my blog and watch the music video for Uncluttered. Since we’ve gone there devotionally, let’s go deeper by exploring this topic musically. In Matthew 6:33, Jesus said, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” What are you seeking first? Are there activities, emotions, relationships, or thoughts in your life that need to be committed to the Lord? Spend a few moments in prayer and ask the Lord to establish your plans according to His will. Show me how to become an uncluttered woman. Please bring order to my day and establish my priorities according to Your will. And in the uncluttering our chaos is calmed.ĭear God, Thanks for reminding me that I can always come to You and trade in my exhaustion for Your rejuvenation. When we position ourselves in the presence of the Peace-giver and ask Him to lead and prioritize our heart matters, the uncluttering begins. He knows your clutter – all of your complicated stuff – and He invites you to come just the same. He loved many a cluttered woman while here on earth and many more before and since His ascension. He walked the same earth we do and dealt with the same struggles and problems we deal with. You and I will experience greater peace and deeper faith as we determine to respond to His constant invitation to come.Īnd don’t worry … Jesus is no stranger to clutter. In His presence, God gives order to both our thoughts and our to-do lists.Įverything changes when we seek Him first and commit our plans to Him.īecoming an uncluttered woman is all about personal contact with Jesus. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33, NIV) “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” (Proverbs 16:3, NIV) The Bible instructs us to direct our silly-dizzy days toward God. There are ten bazillion things that vie for our attention and clutter our faith: emotions, materialism, negative thinking, overbooked schedules, doubts, legalism, laziness, self-reliance, our past pains and failures, technology, work, our desire to control things, finances, debt, stress, addictions, discontentment and relationships. Clutter happens and navigating this silly-dizzy world is difficult. It’s hard to sift through all that is thrown at us each day. Most of us would admit that this is the case. I know that I should depend solely on God for direction and strength, but the simple fact is I often don’t. If we’re being honest, then I’d have to confess that I am one of my own biggest obstacles to living as an uncluttered woman. Just like that day in the amusement park, I constantly find myself thrown off balance from the wheeling whirl of life clutter. My center of balance and emotions were completely thrown off leaving my poor family with the disenchanted consequences of my twirling ambitions. Instead of becoming super mom I became super sick mom. The park employee had to stop the ride to let me off. I walked up the ramp to the wretched “Wheel of Whirl” naively optimistic and walked down the ramp having made a great big fool of myself. My hero-husband always goes on this type of ride with our children, so I thought, If Brad can do it, then I can do it, right? Several years ago while my family and I were at an amusement park, in an effort to gain favor in the eyes of my kids and earn imaginary super mom points I enthusiastically got on a ride that spun in circles. Nausea quickly sets in and reminds me that I’m not a young “spinny-girl” anymore. Now that I’m older, I can’t handle spinning in circles. It was thrilling, invigorating and a fun, simple way to spend a lazy summer day in the rolling hills of southwestern Pennsylvania. With arms out stretched, I’d spin around and around until I was silly-dizzy, and then fall to the ground with a giggly heart. When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass.
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