House Cleaning

I am encouraged by the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:10-17 especially when the enemy of my soul wants me to quit or just maintain status quo.  I am also including a writing about personal house cleaning in our lives that contains many words of wisdom if we would do as Solomon said to apply wisdom to our personal lives.  May it encourage you to make a self examation.

Psalms 139: 23:  Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24:  And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Apostle Paul wrote:

Phil. 10:That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

11:  If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12: Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

13:  Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14:  I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15:  Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

16:  Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

17:  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

A Little House Cleaning

Last Week I threw out Worrying,
it was getting old and in the way.
It kept me from being me;
I couldn't do things my way.

I threw out those Inhibitions;
they were just crowding me out.
Made room for my New Growth,
got rid of my old dreams and doubts.

I threw out a book on MY PAST
(didn't have time to read it anyway).
Replaced it with New Goals,
started reading it today.

I threw out childhood toys
(remember how I treasured them so)?
Got me a NEW PHILOSOPHY too,
threw out the one from long ago.

Bought in some new books too,
called I CAN, I WILL, and I MUST.
Threw out I might, I think and I ought.
WOW, You should've seen the dust.

I ran across an OLD FRIEND,
haven't seen him in a while.
I believe his name is GOD,
Yes, I really like His style.

He helped me to do some cleaning
and added some thing's Himself.
Like PRAYER, HOPE and FAITH,
Yes I placed them right on the shelf.

I picked up this special thing
and placed it at the front door.
I FOUND IT - its called PEACE.
Nothing gets me down anymore.

Yes, I've got my house looking nice.
Looks good around the place.
For things like Worry and Trouble
there just isn't any place.

Its good to do a little house cleaning,
get rid of the old things on the shelf.
It sure makes things brighter;
maybe you should TRY IT YOURSELF.

~Author Unknown~