Dirty Laundry and Doorways

I was thinking about how much laundry I had to do the other day. It was a lot. And being in China, it's a little more inconvenient to do here, mainly because I don't have a dryer. It's really easy for me to just let it all build up, until it's overwhelming!(not to mention I don't have much left to wear) And on top of that, it's a never ending cycle. We always have dirty laundry, and we always will have dirty laundry. And then I started to think, "isn't that how our spiritual life is? We let our sin just 'pile up' in our minds, filling us with guilt and shame, until it's almost too much to bear." It's really sad when I think about it, especially when we have such an Awesome gift from our Father. In a way, He's our washing machine, and makes us cleaner than any clean on earth (I can happily say that without being disrespectful because even Paul uses this analogy at times). But our problem is that we keep our dirty laundry to ourselves, let it pile up, and overwhelm us. Grace is a powerful detergent, and we don't use it enough, or we save it until we have a "full load" that's unbearable. We ought not treat our sins like dirty clothes. Grace was too expensive (not that we bought it) and is too valuable not to use. He has given it to us for a reason. Not to abuse it, but to use it to our fullest spiritual advantage, so that we can get rid of that dirty laundry and start fresh!

I've had a lot of "dirty laundry" to get rid of recently. Now that I've reminded myself of this wonderful gift, I hope to be more effective in my life. I hope you can benefit from this reminder too.

With that said, I must admit how blessed I'm feeling. He has given me so much to be thankful for, and it seems like the blessings have more than doubled within the past week! I have so many positive things to look forward to, I'm almost overwhelmed by all the doors in front of me. I feel like I'm in a room full of doorways, all of which lead me to something so spectacular, more than I ever dreamed. I hope He continues to point me towards the best one, and that you are able to see your blessings and doorways clearly as well. EPH320. Nema!

-K