I was sitting here trying decide what to write for today’s post… and drawing a blank. So I started typing something cute that happened with one of my kids. But my h kept sticking. Well, not exactly sticking. It wasn’t depressing all the way. Grrr. My n has been doing that for a while but I just ignored it and pressed harder. But pressing harder wasn’t working very hard with this stubborn h. So I popped it off and cleaned out the fuzz that had accumulated under the key. Then I did the n too. Wow. That was easy and now typing is much less frustrating.
Are you saying “so what!?” right about now? I know. Me and my off the wall analogies. I could actually take this one a few different directions. I have been organizing and thoroughly cleaning the house lately so I guess the cleaning thing is prominent in my heart right now. Not to mention what God took me through the last couple of months (yes, that story is coming!).
My thought is this. I am often that silly h button. God lightly touches me, wanting me to do something for Him. Yet all the accumulation of, well, fuzz… lol… prevents me from being able to do as He is asking. He has to do a cleaning out to make me useful to Him again. Guess what happens first. Pop. Off comes the very thing that identifies the key. He has to humble me to be able to get in to the places that need cleaning. You know what? It hurts. It takes time. It takes something out of me. I am not usually willing to go through that. I am that stubborn key that you have to keep prying at to pop it off. Yup… that’s me. Sigh.
Ok… kind of a silly analogy but it’s hitting me between the eyes. I really want to be able to be available to Him anytime. So often I’ve wanted to invite someone over, or do some special cooking for someone, or even make cookies with the kids. But I couldn’t because the house was a disaster or the dishes needed doing before I could cook. I am a messy and keeping a clean house is a real challenge for me. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible. It does mean that I need to listen to that still, small voice encouraging me to obey in the little things, and to obey instantly.
Maybe you are a messy, or maybe you have a different area that needs “cleaning out.” Take some time with Him.. humble yourself and let Him get rid of the fuzz!
On another note. We have a winner for The Bride Back fire… and another giveaway!
The new giveaway is Abomination by Colleen Coble, one of my favorite Christian authors.
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Abomination, Hardcover
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Ok, the winner of The Bride Backfire is… Caitlin Williams! Wow… aren’t you glad you got in at the last moment! LOL. Just send me your address so I can send the book to you! Merry Christmas!
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Oooh, this one sounds like a good thriller/mystery. ^_^ Enter me.
I thought the fuzzy anology was cute-definitely something I could relate to. Merry Christmas!
( and yay Caitlin! )
I can relate to this extremely well – because God knows I am stubborn and I let the fuzz (and not to mention dust) build up as well. I’m thankful He’s so patient and never gives up on me! Thanks for sharing your “silly analogy”!
Hooray for winning!!
Thanks so much…:-)
When I first started reading your blog I thought….”there is something under the key making it stick”, and then as I kept reading I realized that you already knew that. =) I can relate to your analogy…..I’m also a “messy”. Things just don’t bother me as much as others for some reason, I don’t know why. I do “try” to keep things clean, but having a busy life outside of the house doesn’t help much. LOL Sometimes we also find ourselves in a rut with keeping ourselves so busy that we forget to spend time cleaning or doing other things that should be done. Yes, God does need to remind me to focus on keeping things clean so we can have people visit here as well. =)