I bought a bigger purse so I’d have room for everything.
Trouble is everything I need goes to the bottom of the huge purse! I finally
got tired of digging through everything to find one small item I needed. One
day I just emptied the entire contents of my purse onto the bar in the kitchen.
To my amazement there was tons of stuff that came out of my purse! Receipts,
deposit slips, notes, along with a billfold, a comb, a hairbrush, keys,
fingernail clipper and more. It was a
mountain of stuff – no wonder my shoulder was hurting!
It was only when I completely emptied my purse that I could
find what I was looking for. I decided that there was no need to put all that
back in my purse and carry it around, so I left it out. Now that my purse is
less full of contents, I find it much easier to find what I really need. I’m
concerned though that it won’t be long until it’s all filled up again with
things I just jam in there because I’m in too big a hurry or don’t have time to
file it or put it away.
Life is a lot like a purse. There are many compartments and
lots of room. We tend to fill our lives up with stuff and stuff our lives with
things. Add another trip to the store, another ballgame to play, a date with
friends, a movie, a new set of golf clubs, a new relationship, a new church, a
bigger vacation. We get so full of stuff
we can’t find what we really need. We’re too busy shuffling through the
mountain of activity to even enjoy the most important things in life.
It’s only when we empty ourselves of the excess that we can
see the important things, what we’re really searching for clearly. When it’s all emptied out, even though the
process can be unnerving and hurtful, we find that what we really need is
already there for us. We just have to be careful that when we get rid of the
junk we don’t slip back into refilling our lives and losing sight of God’s best
again.
Are you digging in the bag of life, searching for precious
things you thought were lost? Have you been emptied out and left alone? Do you
feel that there’s no hope for you and that without all the stuff you had you
won’t be complete? Are you concerned that if God asks for things from you, you
might be worthless, useless or less than you want to be?
Oh beloved, run to God’s Word this morning and see just how
complete you are in Christ! See the magnificent jewels of His truths that are
hidden beneath the junk. Pull out faith and put it on! Take out peace and let
it cover you completely! Don’t fill up on junk, for it’s too heavy a burden to
carry. Rather, let God empty you of needless things so that you can be filled
with needful gifts and blessings from His rich storehouse. God says I AM your
best choice, I AM your greatest asset, I AM your most precious item and your
beloved keepsake. Let Me replace the emptiness you feel with the fullness of
Me.
God loves you and He’s for you and that’s more than enough
to keep you full of love joy and peace the rest of your days!
Matthew 11:28 Then Jesus said, Come to me, all of you who
are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes from worthless
things, and give me life through Your word.
Psalm 119:92-93 If Your instructions hadn’t
sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery. I will never
forget Your commandments, for by them You give me life.
Genesis 22:14 Abraham named the place Jehovah
– Jireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day,
people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
Luke 10:41-42 But the Lord answered and
said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and
bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good
part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
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