Spring Cleaning

Spring is a wonderful season, it is a time where we start a wonderful thing in our households, that of spring cleaning. A time when we take the time to look at our home and all that we have acquired over the past year. It is a time when we scrub our homes extra good to get rid of the last germ or bug that may be lingering in the corners of our home. Spring is also a time of renewal of nature. It is now that all the trees bud, flowers bloom, and the world around us come alive again with colors and scents.

Spring, is a time when we see change in the world around us, and a time when we clean out homes as well. We start to place things aside that we no longer use, want or need and get them ready for the big garage sale. This is the time when we place all of those goods out there for the world to see and we try to sell them during the late spring and early summer. We may even go as far of not only advertising the sale of all of our wondrous goods but have other families and neighbors join in on the fun, of sitting outside and waiting for people to come to our homes and take these things off of our hands for a small price.

Not only is spring about cleaning and nature blooming but it is also a time when we have more and more people over to our home. It is now that we look to have not only the deep cleaning but the mundane cleaning that has to be kept up, after all it is spring and it is getting warmer, which often means that people start to visit more often. We cannot allow us homes to be out of order if we are to have any company. We make sure all the beds are made, the toys are put away, and the dishes are done. Yet there is often a cleaning that we lack, a cleansing that we push aside sine we are getting busier with the kids activities and all the wonderful company that we have during the warmer seasons.

We tend to allow the cobwebs to grow here and there, along with the dust to build us as well. We often over look the spiritual cleansing that spring can bring to all of us. We tend to walk our own way more and more during these warmer months, and focus less and less on God, and Godly things. It s a time when we are so busy on the weekends that we often push God aside and tell Him, not now Lord, maybe next Sunday, we have a picnic today, it is so nice out that the boat is calling etc.

Yet, God is sitting there waiting for you to come and worship. He wants to clean out those places in your soul that have the heaviness and the cobwebs growing. He is there with you on the boat, yet, we are so buy doing and living our own way during this time that we fail to see Him. It is now along with the rest of the year that He is there for you waiting for you to say ok Lord; I am ready to really walk and talk with you. Let's clean house and get rid of the sin in my life so that I may walk fully in your glory. Yes, I will fail, but you will be there and will pick me up, brush off the dust, and cleanse me once again so I may continue my walk with you.

He is there to help you in all that you have set out to do for the day. He is there with you in the office, in the doctor's office waiting to hear the news. He is there with you when you are feeling alone, and when you are so overcome with sadness, guilt or any other emotion, He is there with you. He is there waiting to clean the hidden dusy corners of your heart that you have piled the dirt so high that you no longer can see the floor. He is there with you as you take care of it one scoopful at a time. He is with you, take His hand, and walk with Him. Talk with him and remove all that is hidden deep with you. It is time for a spring cleaning within all of us to happen, a time to be fully renewed.

Transformation

In every moment we begin again, or the opportunity to start anew. That in that moment there is an opportunity for transformation and healing to flow through us and our soul. In those moments we are aware of the thoughts and feelings that are surrounding us in the moment. We take in all the sights, sounds and feel all that is in us and in our soul. We open ourselves up to the world that is so hidden within, that we all hide so well from the rest of the world. In that world, the pain and the hurt reside. It is here that they hide, and are packed so well into little boxes that we tend to forget about them until something stirs and then they begin to open.

When the opening starts, we have the chance to live in the moment and start the process of healing the wounds, or to slowing take all the little broken pieces and shove them back into the box. It is then that we get the strongest tape we have and tape it close after stapling all the seams together. After all what we have hidden, no one is to see. It is the pain of the wounds that run so deep that we cannot imagine life without that agony. We hate the hurt, yet cannot image what it is like to function without that hole in our hearts, because it is a part of who we are now. It is a part of us; our personality, our livelihood, and it effect how we live every moment of our live if we realize it or not. This box cannot be opened!

Yet, it starts to open, the staples that are holding it close start to rust, and crumble. Then we look again and see that the seams are coming apart under the tape. Lastly we see that the box is not as sturdy as it once was when we took all the brokenness and place it there when the event that hurt us occurred. Rather, now it is all coming back, the emotions, the memories and we are feeling broken once again. Yet, this time we are not able to find that box to shove it in so we can hide and tell all that we are ok.

Rather, the moment has come where we are ready or think we are ready to start to deal with all that is broken. Time has come when we are willing to heal, and run to safety. It is in this moment we find the arms of Jesus wide open saying come my child, come unto me and I will help you with all that pain and brokenness. It is in this moment that we being transformation and the healing process begins. It is slow, but the Lord is there with the Love and the guidance that we need to walk the path of emotional healing. He understands what it is like to hurt, after all He wept when his one dear fried died. Jesus is there in a heartbeat, to help you heal. His arms are there for comfort, love and help you when you are broken and are not sure all the pieces are there still in the box. His love will place them back together and begin to heal your heart.

He give us His words in scripture, in worship songs so that we may draw unto him when we hurt and feel so wounded, that we can no longer express words. He is there with a thought, he comes and His comfort follows. His love guides us to others who have been there and know the pain that we hold onto, they can relate to all that we are going though, they have the words to pray with you in those times of need. There are priest and pastors who care deeply about you are their sheep in the large flock. They too have the words of comfort, they are there to help you heal, to show you the love that is all around you when you are feeling so broken that you are not sure what to say , or when the tears come tumbling down. They understand the pain, and are willing to walk with you so your heart can be healed by the Heavenly father if you are willing to say "yes" to him. Come and walk with him" , pray to him even if is as simple as "help me Lord" or "God I need you". He is there willing and wanting to heal all that is in you if we are willing to ask Him for His help. We are able to let go of the pain, the shattered pieces and trade them in for a new picture that is all together. Jesus is there waiting to help and heal your heart if you are willing to reach out to him in your time of need.

Spotlight

Have you ever just wanted the spotlight on you for a moment? A time when you wanted the attention that you thought you deserved for doing something, or achieving something great in your mind. Only to find out that it is overlooked by others. Yet, all we want is to be looked upon for that one thing for a moment, for someone, somewhere to notice us, but it passes by and not a soul comments on what we had done. It is a time that we question are we important, do they not know that this is so big in my life, yet so small in the lives that are all around me. It is like a birthday that everyone forgets, except your parent and a maybe one other soul.
We tend to feel lost then, forgotten, and maybe go as far as to think if they loved me they would notice me and all that I have done. If they truly knew me then they would understand that I need some attention right now. That if we need something in a time like this that those around me should know, and I shouldn't have to jump up and down or ask for the attention, after all they are suppose to love me. They are my family and friends, they know me the best, yet it seems like at the moment that they don't know you at all. They are so far off that you would have to toss the ball from one ballpark to another to get them to notice you right now.
The pain that you are holding onto in that moment is so insignificant to anyone else around you, and yet you can't reach out to them in that moment. It is in that moment, that you are afraid to draw the attention unto your self. So we hold onto those things and hide them deep within us, we burry that pain and think to ourselves that we are just not that important to be noticed. Yet, the opposite is true. We do matter and our thoughts, feelings, pain and joy never go unnoticed by God. He is there in the midst of all the pain, He is there longing to hold you when you cry, when you let the river of tears fall and then the healing process begins.
God is there with you in these important times when we feel lonely, scared, pain, joy, and any other emotion. He is so real in the theses moments, yet He won't interfere, He will sit and wait for you to cry out to him before he comes to you. It breaks the father's heart to see you his child hurting, and feeling like you don't matter. He is there with you, He longs to be there with you and wants you to walk with Him all the time and not just in the times when you are hurting, He is reaching out to you on a daily basis the question is are you willing to take His hand and walk along the road with Him.
The Lord does give us helpers along the way, He provides us with priest and pastors that truly care about His children. He provides us with those who love us and want to help us see God in all the situations that we are facing, especially when we are not able to God anywhere. He gives us those who can pray with us, and comfort us in times of crisis, emotional pain. That there are those in the church who do care about you as a person, but we have to be willing to reach out to them in times of need. When we reach out to others we are able to take in God's love when we can't see God at the moment. They are able to draw a small piece of Heaven down to earth and show you God's love, comfort and care are near. Take another's hand and reach out to God in those deep moments of pain or hurt and you will find all that your heart needs to start to heal.