A few Sunday’s ago I had the house to myself and thought it would be the perfect time to clean and sort the cabinet under the kitchen sink. I do not know about the rest of you but I am pretty good at not thinking about a mess especially if it is hidden behind wooden doors. So I got down on the floor and pulled everything out of the cabinets. In no time I was surrounded by pots, pans, cleaning supplies, scrub brushes, sponges, dish drainers and strainers. As I peered into the empty cabinet I was amazed at what I saw left behind.
Here is a little side bar, a few weeks before this cleaning project we had an exterminator at the house for a small mouse problem. They had all been caught and disposed of in their final resting places. However, I did not think about what they might have left for us to remember them by. I was grossly mesmerized by what remained under the sink. Small pieces of blue trash which use to be a sponge scattered from corner to corner with little black dung pellets sprinkled on top. I couldn't believe that all of this mess was under the sink and I never saw any of it.
As I began washing everything in hot bleach water and scrubbing down the cabinet with an endless supply of Clorox wipes I was hit with the realization that my heart was just like that space under my sink. If we do not often examine our hearts in the light of God and His word we will not see the dirt and sin strewn about from corner to corner. When we get in and begin to fill our heart with God and His love and grace the things once hidden become transparently evident. It is then that we can take stock of those things, ask God to forgive us and remove the muck which once littered our hearts. I pray God will bring to light the grime concealed under my sink so I can make more room for Him. So, what is under your sink?
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