Empty The Shelves

Fill Them With Your Glory, Lord!

Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team MissionAccess Worldwide!  After two decades, one too many plumbing fiascoes, and relentless daily scooter-battered abuse, it became now glaringly apparent that the worn-out carpeting in our home must be replaced. Having secured all the necessary means to achieve this goal, we were then faced with a mind-blowing directive:  EMPTY THE SHELVES!  What seemed like a normal, everyday request become for me a Herculean task.  I confess:  that stuff represents far more of my self-identity than I care to admit.  So much so that my realization of what’s really going on inspired a poem entitled “Empty Shelves” that you may be able to relate to:   

The ”stuff”! It must be cleared away!

(For better “stuff” to come?)

Nooks and crannies, don’t delay

Let’s strip your surface dumb

“But that’s my…” I gasp aloud

“Restore it NOW! ASAP!”

Do not remove the sacred shroud

That hides the tender trap

They say I’m more than just my stuff

“It’s what’s inside that matters!”

Whatever.  Still, I find it rough

To let go of the tatters.

In Hebrews 4: 12 ESV it says:  ^“For the word of God is living and active,  sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Oh precious Peeps! Whether it’s fig leaves, overstuffed shelves, or whatever your clever disguise, let His Word strip you of your trappings, heal you, restore you and set you free indeed.

 In His Accessible Grace,

Linda

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