Mess Travels: Psalm 51:10

Create on me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10

On Monday night I took the previous hour of mama time I had and I did what I like to call "spot clean."  I wiped the messy spots off the mirror, and took the broom and mom to the crumbs that were seen by the eye, I picked up the toys. The basic goal was to make my house look good but it's not really what I would call clean. I had company coming the next day and very little time so for now, this had to suffice.

In the past I only cheated on house work when I got a call someone was stopping over in an hour and my house needed a little tune up. These days, as a new mom to now three kids, I found I was spot cleaning a lot more. The challenge was that spot cleaning was not really cleaning at all it just gives the illusion of a clean home. I wanted to have a clean house without really doing the hard work and putting in the time so week after week, as most people with a newborn do, I cut corners and choose sleep, fun, and play.

The trouble with spot cleaning and a lot of sweet little boy feet is they take the little crumbs I miss and spread it in my semi clean spots, the track the outdoors inside on their wild bare feet, and they carried the unseen top of the stairs onto my freshly vacuumed lower stairs. My attempt at making one area clean never lasted long because the filth from another area quickly crept over. I could only maintain the look of clean for a short while before it was dirty again and thought the next day I really should have invested the time in cleaning everything up the right way donut stayed clean.

My head started spinning as the Holy Spirit reminded me this is the same in life. Don't give the illusion of holy, redeemed, and walking right when I still have work to be doing. Sin will spread and take hold of areas of my life if I don't work to keep myself holy, my heart clean. I was humbled how God sought me out to remind me To be walking fully in the light, to strive for our was and holiness in all areas of my life and all through thruong to keep a four walled house clean which He really does not care about.

Lord, search my heart and show me where I need to be making right the wrong in my life, where holiness and repentance is needed. I often, in this busy season of life, simply tidy areas in my life instead of allowing your redeeming and purifying love cleans me and show a change of heart. I want to be holy in your eyes and have a right relationship with you. Thank you for your suffering on the cross for me.

Amen