Get Rid of Something

I noticed at the preschool this morning that tomorrow is a day to clean out some things and donate to The Salvation Army, which is a really good thing. It got me to thinking about the fact that we all probably have some cleaning that needs to get done. We probably all have some things that we need to get rid of.

There is nothing that distracts from the true beauty and full potential of a room than clutter. I am not a fan of clutter, though our house might indicate otherwise. However, let me defend that by saying that while I am not a big fan of clutter, a certain amount of clutter just seems to go with raising young children. Even saying that, though, there are some things that we should get rid of.

Today's word is a quote I came across that simply says, "Sometimes, the only way to figure out what is really important is to get rid of everything that isn't."

I think we hold on to things way longer than we should. That goes for clutter in our house and clutter in our lives. We will hold on to old grudges, old, broken relationships, old hurts, old feelings, old failures, old sins far longer than we need to, and they will weigh us down and wear us out. We will keep holding on to things that are unimportant until the clutter becomes all we see, blinding us of our true potential.

It's time to do some cleaning. It is time to get rid of those things that we really don't need. It's time to get rid of those things that are no longer important, things that are dragging us around and dragging us down. It is time to let go of things that don't build us up spiritually and make us better. Take a good look around, it may be time to get rid of something.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T