Does the Lord care, former procrastinators, about how we handle practical things? He gives us abilities, brains, and much latitude in exercising dominion in our spheres. He entrusts things to our care. At the same time, He wants us to seek His wisdom. He’s made us stewards who need the Master’s oversight.
When I realized that God spoke in His Word about slothfulness and diligence, I realized that procrastination was something He cared about. That’s a practical arena in which I grow. As I keep in step with His Spirit, I change my ways to reflect Him more accurately.
The management of our homes is one application of this. The Holy Spirit will guide us as we order our physical surroundings to better serve ourselves and our families. Even through that, God will glorify Himself.
So, in February we’ll declutter three areas. I’m excited because in just eighteen months, I’ve accumulated excess stuff that needs to go. It gets in the way visually, physically, mentally, emotionally. And spiritually. God cares about anything that affects my abiding in Christ, diverts my attention, eats up valuable time.
Do you wonder if the Holy Spirit ever tells you to do something like clean a closet? I’d say He does. Maybe He prompts me to notice the condition of my closet, the frustration I feel when I go there, or the length of time it takes me to select what to wear.
Be wise. Set yourself up to serve well in your job as wife, mom, employee, boss.
Don’t be overwhelmed. If you don’t have a chunk of time or you’re scared to declutter, set a timer for ten minutes or even five. Then return again when able. By month’s end you’ll enjoy a big change for good. (By day’s end!)
Personal notes:
- I save things to do “later.” What a trap. Face facts and save very little for later.
- Saving things for their potential is robbing me of mine.
- I’m noticing what I do not manage well. Dawn at Minimal Mom says if you have too much to manage, you have too much.
Are you revved?
Sneak in a bonus today. I recently read to view my reading basket not as a bucket but as a river. I won’t get it all read, but I can grab a few articles and benefit from some of what flows through there. Let the rest go by.
I manage my husband’s magazine basket – his reading river. At his suggestion, I save three months of each magazine. At the end of each month, I throw out the oldest issues. This way there’s a cap on what stays. His collection never exceeds the size of his basket.
How will you cull and organize your reading material?
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