I’ve
never been much of a spring cleaner! My house is usually “good
enough” that I don’t take the time to do thorough spring
cleaning, especially with a hubby and three little kids in the house!
However, this year I came across a website called
imperfecthomemaking.com and they had a fabulous spring cleaning
checklist. It went room by room with an extensive checklist of
things to do in each room to get cleaned out and organized. So, I
printed it off, and hesitantly dove in.
The
checklists for all of the rooms consisted of things like “wash
windows, dust all trim, wash floors, sort through xyz and get rid of
things you don’t use any more," etc. It was a very labor
intensive process, but so rewarding as I finished each room. It took
me almost a week to do the downstairs, mostly because I homeschool
and have other responsibilities, so I could only do a little a day.
As
I was working one day cleaning the playroom, it occurred to me that
perhaps it was time to do a spiritual spring cleaning. Maybe it was
time for me to evaluate my priorities and get rid of things that are
taking me away from things that are important to me. So, I have
refocused. I have started making my time with God more of a
priority. Every night, I have started putting headphones on and
listening to praise and worship music while I read my bible and my
devotion books. Shutting out the outside world and focusing on God
and my relationship with Him. It has been amazing! I’ve focused
more on my relationships with my family and friends and the things
that really matter; the things that build me up and encourage me. I
feel refreshed and renewed just in the few weeks I’ve been doing
this. I think this is something I will do every
spring from now on. When it’s time to clean out the closets, it’s
time to clean out my life!
Psalm
51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit
within me.
By Lisa Powell
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