Laundry lesson

Something that was said to me a few days ago hasn't left me (Thanks sherry!!) She told me when God is getting us ready for bigger things...he is molding us and shaping us. I guess I must need a lot of molding after this week. Yesterday was much better! Things actually were a bit better. Work was very uneventful which was exciting. I went to my 9:45 class and really enjoyed it! Then I found out my 12:45 class was canceled!! Exciting because that was my last class of the week! SO... I went home and went to bed... I dont sleep much because of my schedule, so it was a very welcome nap. I got up and came back to work to teach a Flex-n-pump class, and then I went to a friends house. Bad idea... we had dinner and then a few of them started smoking pot, so I quickly dismissed myself and was followed by 2 other guys that were there. They thanked me for stepping up and just getting out of there.

SO, I went home around 10 last night, James called, but I didn't hear my phone... I called him back and we talked for a while. He is feeling some better but has a nasty cough.

But anyway, as I was doing laundry I was thinking, " Gosh I really hate laundry, it never ends!!!" If you know me... I LOVE to clean... if Im upset or PMS-ing... you will more than likely find me scubbing the kitchen floor or cleaning the bathtub...hehe but laundry.. I HATE IT! I accept the need to wash clothes regularly. And I do it. It's better for everyone that way. I say everyone because I generally do my room mates laundry to.

You know, God has that constant laundering thing going on too, except He's cleansing our hearts instead of our clothes. I'm sure He would rather we not dirty our hearts with sin, but He knows we do and He is always willing, day or night, to cleanse us.

The problem is sometimes I'm unwilling to put my stinky garments in His hamper to be washed. I have favorite sins, like favorite shirts, that I'm resistant to take off. Sometimes, I just wear my sin day in and day out, and the idea of confessing it and asking for grace doesn't even cross my mind. It's like He has a pile of clean clothes ready to go, but I walk right past them.

Fortunately for us, God never takes a cleaning sabbatical, and He doesn't get overwhelmed when our sin hampers seem filled to capacity. In fact, you can dump ten loads of sin in front of Him and He'll wash them all. He's a pro with the delicate cycle. If we can mess it up, He can clean it up ... we just have to ask. He will faithfully forgive.