Well, I am not as far along in my quest to get back to the basics as I would like to be at this point of the week. Monday was great...got alot done...Tuesday I hit a wall..."The Attack of the Little Things".
The big messes, well they are just easier to deal with. The things that are out in the open, the things that everyone sees. The little things, that can be hidden away, are alot easier to put off dealing with. I mean really, do I need to find a place for the paperclips and thumbtacks? Can't they just land where they land, and really who would know if they are hiding in a drawer in the dining room instead of being put away correctly in my "office space"?
The answer, I would. I will know if I cut corners in the quest. I will know that no matter how beautiful things look on the outside, I would know the hidden things.
The same is true in our lives. The attitudes, the thoughts, the things that I keep in my heart. I need to deal with the "thumbtacks and paperclips" of my heart, as well as the ones residing in my dining room.
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Ps 139:23
That is a scary prayer, now not only am I determined to search out my heart, but I am asking the Creator of my heart to do the same. I am asking the God of the universe to be my "accountability partner" in getting back to the basics of my heart, my desires my life. The truth is that I can rest in the fact that no matter how many "thumbtacks and paperclips" are uncovered, He will be there dealing with them with me, and His love for me doesn't change one little bit.
Check out target and walmart - they have really cute little office desk organizing bins that are tiny and for things like paperclips and tacks...there's lots of cheap stuff now that they're putting their "back to school" crap out for college students :)
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