faith; looking past the horizon

dirty mop water

Dirty Mop Water

It seems to be quite often that my kitchen is in need of a good scrubbing. With a very active two-year-old in the household, and lots of activity that goes with it, it is only a natural by product. The place that always needs cleaned the worst is the kitchen floor. Between play dough, half eaten cookies, and a whole host of other things, it bears the worst of a two-year-old's onslaught.
In order to clean the floor, you must start with clean and hot soapy water. This will clean anything that it touches. Hopefully, when I am done cleaning, my floors will be white again, and not a dingy brown. God seeks to do the same thing with our souls. What is dirty and brown with dirt, He seeks to clean and refresh.
In order to clean the floor effectively, you must get on your hands and knees, get a little dirty, and get all the corners and hard areas clean again. God wants to do the same thing when you get on your hands and knees and pray. God will answer you when you come to Him in prayer.
Cleaning a floor takes effort, and it takes time; you can't rush through it. You must be prepared to clean the floor, then after the two-year-old runs through, be prepared to have to do it again. It is in doing a task time and time again that God teaches us patience, self control, and a whole lot of other spiritual lessons. We must be open and willing to learn from them as we go through life.

looked past @ 6:13 AM