Is Your House Clean?

I had a party Saturday so on Thursday I started cleaning.  Than on Friday I did a little bit more but on Saturday morning I was like a Tiger tearing through the house.  I wiped, I mopped, I dusted and tried to make everything spotless. I didn't stop until I thought it was good enough.

I than became very protective.  If I saw someone eating something I was behind them sweeping up the crumbs.  If someone got a dish out I put it back up.  If someone tracked in dirt or grass I swept it away.  I have to admit that I was not very nice while trying to keep the house clean.  I might have growled just a bit.

I got to thinking that  the outside of my house, most of the time, looks better than the inside.  If I would just clean regularly than it would be so much easier to let someone come inside my house.  It would already be clean and I could relax.  I wouldn't have to worry that if the doorbell rings someone might see my dirt.  My life would be so much easier if I would just clean daily.

My Lord cleans me daily, sometimes hourly or by the minute.  He is very protective and constantly sweeps away my grime and dirt.  He doesn't wait until my soul is full of filth. He is concerned about the inside.  He doesn't have to act like a Tiger.  The Holy Spirit woos, convicts and cleans. There is no growling just a sweet, sweet spirit reminding me what I should be! 

The Savior sweeping my soul helps me to be nice and lets His beauty shines through!

What shines through you??

1 Peter 3:2-4

New International Version (NIV)

² when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. ³ Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. ⁴ Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.