UNCLUTTER

I have over 50 bottles of perfume. I have shoes in my closet that I haven’t seen in I don’t know how long. The pole in my closet is starting to bend under the pressure of so many clothes being smashed together. I don’t wear a lot of what’s in my closet because, for the most part, I don’t see all of what’s in there because I have clothes and shoes in there that don’t wear mixed in with clothes I need. They sit there, doing nothing and taking up space that could be used for things I actually need, use and can wear.

I have no more room in my closet!

Such is the state of my heart.

I have people there taking up space. Doing nothing to add to my life. Not benefitting my walk in any way. But good to look at from time to time when I happen to remember them in thought. But overall, they sit there. I hardly talk to these people. I don’t think about them daily, but they take up space because i’ve known them for so long. Or “we go way back”. I keep making the mistake of thinking a person should be in my life forever if we grew up together. Fact is, that like my closet, i’ve outgrown some of these people. Some of these people don’t ‘fit’ into my life anymore. Some are smashed in between those in my life who are actually there to help me in my walk, a person needed in this season of my life but I don’t recognize them because everyone is so cluttered together. They are taking up space that I don’t have anymore. I can’t even see clearly who’s who because there are so many options mixed in together with non-options.

My heart is weighed down.

So, I have a goal to clear out the clutter. Clear out the options. A lot of times I went to the relationship that was easier because that was the option closest to my vision when I reached out. Certain relationships don’t need to be options in our lives. We need to clear the clutter. I will be clearing out relationships that I know the season has ended. I am clearing out my heart. I need to see clearly who God has ordained to be in this season with me. I need to lighten my load. I need to make room in my heart for what matters. I need to see clearly what to give my heart and attention to. And it’s time. It’s been time. It’s past time.