Time To Clean House

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TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE

Many of us have been on trips where we don't know exactly what to pack so we may have over packed and took too much stuff. We were weighted down with heavy bags and probably ended up not even using everything we put in our bags. If we examine our lives we may find we have material and mental things that hinder us and weigh us down as well. They sometimes entangle us and cause us to move away from God's will. It's time we look at our lives and see what things we need to simply throw away.

SCRIPTURE:
Hebrews 12:1b "let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us," (NLT)

ACTION STEPS:
1. Write down what hinders you from reading God's word.
2. List reasons you don't spend more time with God.
3. Ask God what you need to get rid of in your life.
4. Throw off everything that hinders you from doing God's will.

PRAYER:
Dear Lord, we know there are both material things and mental things that hinder us from doing Your will. We know there are things in our lives that get us tangled up in sin. We know You tell us to throw those things off and get rid of them so we can live for You. And when we do get rid of them we have the peace and freedom You desire for us. Help us to see what is bogging us down in life and keeping us from drawing closer to You. Show us how to remove these things from our lives. Help us to stay strong and stay focused on You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

REMEMBER:
Sometimes we have so much stuff in our lives it keeps us from doing God's will.

We need to take time to clean house both literally and figuratively so we are focusing more on God and less burdened with the things that weigh us down.

Getting rid of what weighs us down means we are to pray and ask God to reveal those hidden troubles to us.

God can help us get rid of what is hindering us from doing His will.

To live for God means we are to throw off the worldly and material things that are distracting us from His word.

FOCUS:
Philippians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (NLT)

If we want to press on toward the goals God has set for us, we need His help to get rid of what is holding us back.

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