Cleaning Cobwebs!

School holidays - lots of opportunities for God to give me daily bread here with 4 kids in tow... if I listen that is! ha ha!

Confession time - I have never cleaned the cobwebs from my roof before today. Well, not that I can remember anyway.

I spontaneously bought one of those fluffy cobweb cleaners yesterday - which hubby said was a bit of a waste of money - but after I showed him the difference this morning, he was even impressed!!

As I was doing it, I thought of why I'd never bothered before. As the dust flew around the house I now knew why I guess :-) Sometimes it's just easier leaving that stuff there, tucked away out of sight (kinda) and not really needing attention.

I then felt that revelation feeling - like when God taps me on the shoulder or opens my eyes.

Sometimes we don't like to deal with that difficult situation in our life, because of all the extra work it may create. All the extra dust that flies off.

If I hand over that habit to God, then I would have to not go back to it any more in hard times.
Or if I forgive that person, I will no longer be able to hang onto that hate or hurt towards them. Sometimes it's easier to leave the cobwebs right?

Over the last couple of years, I've realised I tackle things head on more often - especially with the knowledge that God's never ending amount of Love is only a prayer away and with Him we can clear this junk out. I try to keep short accounts with God, and when He reveals something in me that is not of Him - I aim to clean it as quickly as possible.

I can notice the difference in my life, not holding onto that extra baggage, and asking God to keep on revealing cobwebs in my life that need cleaning out.... I feel more free!

Are you brave enough to pray the end of Psalm 139 too? It's not always fun - but the house feels better with it gone :-)


Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
²⁴ Point out anything in me that offends you,
    and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

xKelly