Recently I discovered that I have been living in serious denial about a very important part of my life. I opened the door under the sink to do garbage detail again...and found a horrible smell emanating from the dark recesses. I recall sort of smelling this over the last week, but with all the working, cooking, cleaning, Valentine's day crafts......I figured I could just change the garbage and it would be gone! Right? Wrong.
Desperate times call for rubber gloves and a full bottle of Lysol Disinfecting Spray.
After pulling out the garbage, the box of garbage bags, the garlic holder, the Cascade, the massive container of flour....the bin of onions.......other things....I discovered that one of the laws of physics had obviously been at work under the sink. That's the law that say that any piece of garbage that is thrown in on top of a fuller than full garbage will immediately fall behind everything into the dark recesses of the under the counter area and make friends with everything else that has been doing the same. And then it will mold into a science fair worthy experiment. This recently discovered law also states that the person most likely to create the optimum situation is the one who has the least desire to change the garbage. Me.
This state of denial has cost me an hour of the morning, scrubbing the mats under the sink, Magic Erasering stains off the white cupboards, changing the garbage, throwing out old potatoes....but there is no longer any magical smell coming from under the sink, just a lovely whiff of Lysol 4 in 1 Lemon Antibacterial Cleaner.
My denial of garbage protocol has led to some festering messes. Sometimes my denial of my own basic needs for rest and devotions and prayer time have led to the same mess. I keep throwing garbage into the full container of my heart...it spills over...things get messy. This week has been a holiday for me and my children, and I have finally discovered time to rest in the Word...and recuperate. Jesus and me changed the garbage today, and I am going to try to keep it clean now.
Devotions are keeping me going. What's keeping you going?
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