I have little slots in my brain. At one time there was a booklet that I got where the author used an analogy of a house for a person's heart/life. We put different things in different rooms in our hearts. Jesus wants access to all of the rooms... can you give Him that?
Well, I too am a person that categorizes my stuff. EVERYTING! I have a place for it all, order... I remember when I was a child I did that too. I organized the house. I could not stand clutter. I still cannot.
But what I want now is to simplify and declutter my home and heart. I want to minimize our stuff. John did me a great service by paying my debt. He paid what he did not owe to save me from being bound by the debt I struggled to pay. I have to constantly remember that I do not have the money or means to be overly generous. In fact, I want to whittle my stuff/our belongings to just what we need to live and survive. Sounds kinda sad-but also liberating, but what more does a person really need? A roof, a means by which to maintain that roof, and food (and this person needs food for the mind: )[I am sure, if you guys are reading this now, you are gagging on my food for the mind]. I also need to do this with my heart. I really need to think of it in the same way. What do I really really need in my mind? ~God's word...love for family and friends, passion for my husband (which I am learning about), a willing spirit to have the words to give my all to Him. A way to give it all away, even unto death (yikes)~
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