clutter smutter

So this past weekend I started to realize how much clutter was in my life. I'm a master procrastinator, and that makes for many tasks piling up that I've put off for who knows how long. But more than just clutter of things I need to get done, my heart was really cluttered as well. So...God said, "time for a cleanup, eh?" mmm...at first that didn't sound like too much fun...but I knew it would be good. So, the declutterization began.


I'm a cluttered person by nature..so needless to say I've done a lot of "clutter work" in the past. Take my desk for example...there are alot of things in my desk that are good. I have some awesome pictures and paintings and such that are great! But there is also alot of junk. Things that I acquire, and have no place for just get shoved somewhere in there...it's easier to deal with that stuff later right? Well...later is now. It's a long process...reading every piece of paper, distinguishing whats important and whats trash, organizing piles and placing things in the correct place. And...in the end...a much more organized desk with all the beautiful treasures displayed, and all the trash gone!!!

The same with my desk, there was a lot in my heart that was good...it was just hidden by all the unnecessary issues and unwanted desires. So...God had to purge those things out..that way the good could be displayed. I'm not gonna lie...it was not too fun and it took awhile, but the results were worth it. A productive weekend of studying and errands and letting God work on my heart=A heart free and light and much less stress! Thank you Lord!

"A heart at peace
gives life to the body."
Proverbs 14:30

It's just You and me

There are very few times when I open my journal and the words don't flow. I can hardly remember the last time I was lost for words. So..this is epic. I don't know whether to consider this a good thing or not...? I strained and prayed and thought for a while, trying to figure out what I was feeling/thinking. The only words I could bring myself to write on the page were these:

"O, Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise."
Psalm 51:15

That's when the truth began to sink in.

So many of my words are...well...my words. And my words will eventually run out. My thoughts and ideas will soon be no more. That is why I need, more than anything, for the Lord to open my lips. I need His fresh thoughts to run through my mind.

So...I prayed for new revelation. I want to know something new! I asked the Lord to whisper a secret to me..something that's ONLY between us..an inside joke if you will.

My secret place is where I go to find Jesus. That's where He loves on me, where we play tag, where He tickles me until I cry, where we laugh until our sides hurt, we he plays with my hair, where He sings to me, where He whispers sweet secrets in my ear.

That's where I love to stay.

"Call to me and I will answer you
and tell you great and unsearchable
things you do not know."
Jeremiah 33:3