Never Ending Clutter

“Unless you change and become as trusting and harmless as this little child, you cannot even be admitted into God’s kingdom, much less be considered great. Such innocence comes to adults only by choice.” – Matthew 18:3, 4 ClearWord.

            Summer is the last time we would want to consider cleaning; however one day, while bored and finding nothing else to do, I decided instead of waiting and putting it off, I would give my room a quick dusting and organizing. Walking in my bedroom, many people would tell me how clean and systematized my room was, and how I did such a splendid job keeping the muddle out. There weren’t any big piles, so I decided this would be a quick job and I could get out and enjoy the summer sun in no time.

            The day slowly began to turn to dusk and while attempting to put things away, it seemed that something else always caught my attention and needed cleaning. Instead of becoming cleaner, it began to look like a big cluttered mess. Trying to put things in their rightful place called for other object’s placement to be moved and revaluated. Who would have guessed that something rather clean, could take so much work to purify?

            After a tiring and relatively hot day, I decided that I would quit the job. I sat on my bed and assessed what I had accomplished, which in the end wasn’t much. Glancing into my closet and to the shelves, I realized that in order for this room to be “perfect”, it would account for a nonstop process of discarding and reorganizing. My life works the same way. Because I am a Christian, people view me as a great leader; they see me as someone who doesn’t need that much work done, and who has their life under control and clutter free. Just like my room, from the outside my life looks clean and free of dirt, but as I grow in my relationship with the Lord... the massive mounds of clutter and imperfections, are revealed to my plain and sinful eye.

            Our cleansing process should be a never ending and fully committed adventure to change our lives in order to make our character more like that of our Heavenly Father. Though it is a tough, hardship filled, and long journey, the reward is great; we never have to get discouraged because our Best Friend is assisting us the entire way.