Have you checked your closets lately? If you’re anything like me, they are filled with stuff you haven’t used in ages, stuff which is just taking up space. With so much stuff we don’t really need there is no more room for what we really want.
It’s a lot like that in our spiritual lives too. We invite Jesus to come live in our hearts, but He looks inside and asks, “Where? We have so stuffed our hearts and minds so full of cares and worries, cherished sins, and harmful habits, that there is no room for Jesus.
2 Corinthians 6:16 describes us as “the temple of the living God”. If this is true then we have some work to do. It’s time for some serious decluttering. The temple is filled with garbage and there is no room for the living God.
We cannot do this work alone. We need God to transform us by changing the way we think (Romans 12:2). We need Him to change our priorities, making Christ and His service the focus of our lives. We must “ purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.” 1 Corinthians 7:1.
Decluttering is never easy, but it is worth it in the end. This morning determine that today, with God’s help, you will make room in your hearts for Him. If we will do this, He promises, “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.”
Don’t wait until tomorrow! Jesus knocks at the door of your heart today. Open the door! He’ll help you clean up the mess!