Take Out The Trash

A man is working constantly trying to make sure he takes care of his financial obligations. He works so much that he doesn’t see much of his home. He goes there to sleep, eat and clean himself up to return back to work.

Lately, he has been so pressured to complete a task at work that he has not been keeping up with his tasks around the home. One of his tasks is to take out the trash every other day. However, three days have passed then two weeks and the trash sits, being piled daily. The house is filled with the aroma of bloody meat, old beans, bread is molded and the stench of the trash is throughout the house. All sorts of bacteria is dwelling in his home.

Finally, this person attempts to clean the trash but the stench is still there. He realizes it is going to take some time to air out the aroma from the trash and all its germs which grew heavily over two weeks.

As he lies to rest his head he can’t help but wonder when that stench will go away.

Daily we are attacked by trash of negative words. We are strained with the outlook that nothing is possible. We are thrown darts that absolutely nothing will come to past which the Lord has said is possible. We are told we are no good, not worthy, not smart enough, not enough, and don’t have enough. We are told all these negative things and we forget to throw such negativity in the trash. We forget to kneel before the Father to be replenished from all the dragging in the mud that we face in this world.

Paul prayed for the Christians in Ephesus so they would not forget the mystery of the Word. “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God”(Ephesians 4:14-19).

Paul wanted the Christians to know they had unlimited resources from God. In this world we are constantly told what we don’t have and it is most apparent for we don’t see it.

The trash that stayed within this person’s house developed a smell. Negative words that we hear, see, and receive pile within our hearts deeply rooting our soul weighing us down leaving a stench. We try to fight and continue to trust God but feel helpless because His word is not deeply rooted within us yet the trash is all around us seeping in our pours.

In the above prayer Paul asked for God to make a home in their hearts but it was under the condition that they would trust God. While trusting God he prayed that roots would grow of love to keep them strong.

I can see Paul now praying to the Father. He wanted the people to know they had all power from the most powerful. He wanted them to know they had unlimited resources if they would just trust Him. I see Paul so vividly today on his knees with his face bowing to God. I see the man consumed by everything around him struggling to secure his inner self. He takes in all this stuff and taking out the trash seems impracticable.

Are you being challenged to trust God yet told you can’t do what the Father is saying do because of financial bondage? Are you challenged to trust God and spend time with your family however feel you can’t do it because you have to work longer shifts?

How often are you taking out your trash? Do you allow weeks to go by before you go to the Father? Are you taking in His Word to replace it with the trash you receive minute by minute? It is important for us to take out the trash of negativity daily.

Don’t allow the trash to pile up. Take a moment to get rid of the germs that attack your inner self. It is vital to restock with His Word.

Consider getting rid of the infection growing within you. Take 5 minutes daily to just fill up. Read His Word and meditate on it through out the day. Pray to God to help you understand His Word so you may understand you have unlimited resources from the most High. Call upon the Lord to fill you with His love so you may be strong to take out the trash.