Spring Cleaning

 “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; behold old things are passed away; all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Spring ushers in new life-signs: birds search for nesting homes; buds peek out on plant life. Spring is also the time many homeowners spruce up their houses and property. With the renewal of old nests, dead foliage cleared, clutter, and grime cleaned the newness of growth and freshness of clean is soon visible. But unexpected inclement weather or life-events upset any calendar’s best-laid plans.

After surrendering your life to Christ, a change took place, and you became a new person, “all things became new” in your life. There are no preset times of year or calendar planning to keep your newfound life in Christ unsullied and prepped for further growth. A yearly Spring cleaning will not suffice. Without hesitation, you must cast off the “old things” (actions, attitudes, and thoughts unpleasing to our Father) as quickly as you sense their reappearance. As you seek forgiveness and cleansing from all that needs to go, God makes way for the new that awaits.

Water and food are vital for survival and healthy growth for God’s creation. As His child, grow spiritually healthy by drinking from the Spring of Living Water and feasting on the Bread of Life. Daily communion with your heavenly Father through His Word and prayer are essential to your walk with the Lord. If you allow His words to take root in your heart, guard your mind, and direct your way to walk, you will flourish and stand firm during life’s adversities, sometimes blowing in like a storm. As you persevere and develop a closeness and love for and dependence on the Lord, you honor God and are a channel of blessing for others.