Where Is Your Pile Of Garbage?

One of my jobs at home is to see to it that the trash is emptied and taken to the dumpster.  It's something that I have been doing for most of the twenty-five years that I've been married.  I usually toss it into the back of my pickup truck and dispose of it on my way to work.

About a month ago my truck broke down and has been sitting in my driveway ever since. Because of this, I have been unable to take the trash to the dumpster.  The only problem is that we have continued to have trash accumulate in our house, so I have been tossing the bags of trash into the back of my truck thinking that eventually I will either get the truck fixed or find another way to dispose of it.

Today after getting home early from work, I decided that before showering, I should bag up all of the trash in larger trash bags that weren't soak from the morning's rain and get it all to the dumpster.  Well while re-bagging a month's worth of garbage I began thinking about trash in regards to people's spiritual life.  You see what I found out is that the further down into the bags of trash I got, the more nasty it all became.  And this is  just how it is with all the junk that we hold onto in our hearts.

Everyone has things that they have done, or have had done to them that invariably try to tangle us up and hinder us in life.  Jesus (through the Apostle Paul) told us to get rid of all those things that try to hold us down. (Hebrews 12:1)  And the longer that we hold onto those things, the smellier and nastier they get, just like that month old trash at the bottom of my pickup truck.

What things are you holding on to, that perhaps you should get rid of?  Have you taken a look at yourself lately?  Are you stinking?  If so, then do something about it.  Don't lay there wallowing in that filth, give it to the Lord, remember He said to cast all of your burdens (stinky trash) onto Him. (1 Peter 5:7)  We weren't meant to carry that junk, so give it to the Lord and let Him remove the stink and shame in your life.

Tomorrow is Easter, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and His defeat over the devil and the works of evil.  How about a fresh start?  Find a church near you that preaches Jesus and go find the God that has been looking for you ever since you first graced this planet with your presence.  He loves you, stink and all, He just doesn't want you to stay smelly...so come to Him and let Him clean you up.

Strength and honor for the Kingdom and the King!