I received this daily devotion book for Christmas…well from myself , it was my gift to me. It’s kind of funny because normally, with my crazy personality I would normally not start anything at the end…I was going to wait until January 1st, 2011 to start reading her daily devotions. I decided to step outside my box and live on the edge and start it at the end. I’m crazy, I know!
I wanted to share with you the devotion from Wednesday, December 29th…
“Get Rid Of Distractions”
“That which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness [and his glory and delight are his giving].”
PROVERBS 19:22
Sometimes you may just need to clear away the clutter so you can clearly see what is worthwhile. Here is a simple suggestion: Don’t keep more than you can take care of. If you have so much junk in your home that it takes you hours to dust it, get rid of something.
Find a big carton and write “Blessing Box” on the side of it. Start putting extra things into it until cleaning is more manageable. Find someone who doesn’t have much and bless them. You will be amazed at how easy it is to start your day right when you are no longer distracted by things you don’t need”
I know everyone says this over and over but trust me less is more. I even feel at times, now being one of them, that we have too much “stuff” in our house and it is killing me. Part of my problem is all the Christmas decorations are still up but honestly it’s knowing all those gifts came into our house without one thing leaving our house…everyone including me can easily get distracted by things we don’t need, maybe this will be the year we all start our “Blessing Box”.
Have a Happy New Year!!
Author Michelle Lehman of Organizing Solutions “Clear the Clutter” Michelle is a Professional Organizer in the Tulsa area. Her articles have been featured in the Tulsa World, The Oklahoman, Chicago Sun-Times and The Chicago Post-Tribune. Michelle appears on TheNewsOn 6 KOTV and Fox23 News This Morning giving organizing tips and recommendations.
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Tags: clutter, Joyce Meyer, New Years Resolutions, organizing
3 comments
Posted by: AssistingAngel on December 31, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Hi Michelle, I loved reading this article. You are so right about “stuff”. We all are consumed with stuff and how to get more, but rarely consider how to live in peace with less. I’ll be starting a Blessing Box in 2011, so that I can get rid of items I don’t need or are no longer using while blessing someone else that could use the stuff. PS-I love Joyce Meyers, watch her all the time.
Posted by: Michelle on January 1, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Hi! I am so glad to hear you will be starting a “Blessing box”. We took down all of our decorations today so I feel worlds better but I know we still could “clear the clutter” throughout our house too.
Posted by: anna thomas on February 10, 2012 at 7:14 am
Please i would like to have my daily devotion , can someone help