A DEEPER SOUL CLEANSE
I am confident that at least once a year while growing up in my parents home, my mom broke some documented child labor law. One dreaded Saturday morning, typically when the birds chirped, butterflies fluttered and the son shone bright, she would wake us all with the dreaded announcement of "Today is spring cleaning day."
"Thud!", was the audible gulp in my throat and drop in the pit of my stomach. I knew that all plans for fun and relaxation this Saturday were as leaves blowing in the wonderful spring breeze (a breeze that I would not experience this day unless hanging a mop out to dry).
My mom made us clean in corners, on top of ceiling fan blades, move furniture to sweep and mop underneath, dust picture frames and paintings, and even dump, sort and discard the contents of the junk drawers.
I think the worse part about it was that often the house looked no more clean than it did on any other Saturday morning. This was because much of the labor was for areas that no one could see. All of that hard work behind the scenes. In the crevices. The remote places.
When was the last time you cleaned the crevices of your character. The mean thoughts you think, that no one would ever know. The "little white lies" you consistently tell that could go on undiscovered forever. The mean and foul words you say in the car. The television you watch when no one else is around.
How clean (aka Holy) are you when no one but you is around? I challenge you to do a spiritual spring cleaning and ask God to search you and make you aware of any unclean thing in you (vs)
Remember, integrity is what you do when you know no one is watching.
Psalms 139:23 "Search me, God, and know my heart, test me and know my thoughts."
