1.26.14 Time to declutter.... Letting go of all the junk in my house.... and my life

Bountiful Blessings

January 26^th, 2014

 

Good morning. I know. I have been out of touch. Miss me? Haha. Most of you are too nice to say “uhh… no…. it was a nice breather”. Well, good for you that I have decided to write BB every other week. I think I have begun to repeat myself and I didn’t want you to quit reading. J

So… this weekend I was doing what I hate doing. Yep, cleaning the house. Not a big fan. Not that you could tell by my sparkling clean home (yea, right). I had pledged to myself that when we moved into the new house that I would keep it clean and free of clutter. Oh yea,… I lied. Once again, best of intentions. As I swept and dusted (and cried and moaned), I realized that I done what I had vowed not to do. I had cluttered! It’s like little bunny rabbits invaded my space. The knic knac bred into lots of little knic knacs. Huh?! Well, obviously this needed to change. My once beautiful open floor plan now had walls – walls of stuff. I needed to declutter. Well, as you know, my brain jumps from one topic to another. And the decluttering of my house led to the thought of decluttering my life. For I gather and hoard in all aspects of my life. And the clutter, oh honey, it sho’ does mess with me brain. (you can’t see but I am blowing out air in a big sigh). So. Now I have to clean my house AND clean my life.

For those of you scratching your head at my random and erratic thoughts, I will try to help you out a little. See, I hoard. I can’t let anything go. Those nasty little concerns that get in your mind and work on you. Yep. I wrap my arms around them and hold them close. They are mine. I cannot release them. Like seriously. Would my world end if I got rid of a worry or even a magazine from three months ago? Sigh. So sad and so misguided. I worry about past conversations, things I should have done, things I should still do, people that I haven’t treated fairly and the people who haven’t treated me fairly. I hold grudges (that is embarrassing to write). I am working on my Master’s and it stresses me out (what I haven’t told you that yet? Haha. Right.). I work full time and cook/clean (I so totally crack myself up). I worry about the health of my family and even about my health. I worry that I am not doing enough. I feel like a disappointment sometimes to my family, to my friends and especially to God.

God has been very good to me but he is also pretty clear on this issue. He wants me to let go of things. He tells me (us)  that our riches will be found in Heaven. I can hoard until my last breath but it is not going with me and really, why would I want it to? Heaven is perfection. There is no need for an angel figurine or an extra pair of scissors. And those other things, he tells me to let go of them as well. He tells me that worrying cannot add a single hour to my day and that my life is mist that appears and then vanishes. Pretty plain, isn’t it? 1) Earthly possessions stay behind. Check. 2) Worrying solves nothing. Check. 3) Life is short; don’t waste a minute of it. Check. 4) Turn cares and concerns over to God. Check.

Another one of my lists and everything is checked. Awesome. Seriously.  Wish it was so easy. But as much as I hate cleaning (have I mentioned this yet?), I will tackle it room by room, bit by bit. I will knock down cobwebs and give to charity. And most importantly, I will give my worries to God. He will take care of the trash for me and put a glowing shine on my heart.

Bible Verse for the week:

“Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”         James 4:14

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?”     Luke 12:25

“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”        Mark 10:25

Bible Fun for the week:

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent _____.
is calloused
findeth work
is greatly rewarded
maketh rich

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, _____.
yet fears not the winter
yet entreats the favor of the Lord
yet hath great riches
yet of his abundance giveth still

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than _____.
silver and gold
a multitude of blessings
a great harvest
rarest rubies

By humility and the fear of the LORD are _____.
riches
honour
life
All of the above.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth ____.
abundance with it
no sorrow with it
length to the days of thy life with it
peace to thy house with it

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness ____.
availeth much
benefits withal
covers a multitude of sins
delivereth from death