Spring cleaning for my mind...

We just finished a series called "Too busy NOT to Pray" and as I was reading through the apostle Peter's letter to the early church and was stopped at this one verse...

"The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray."
(I Peter 4:7)

Each of us live such busy lives...working, grocery shopping, bill paying, child raising, house cleaning, church attending, phone calls, email, exercise, reading, hobbies, holidays....
All of these necessary things can quickly add to the level of complexity in our lives which can quickly lead to confusion in our minds as to what is really important and in regards to how much time we have left to accomplish everything.

We can only focus on so many things.

"The divided heart tries but the undivided heart does." Dr. Lance Wallnau

So as we begin to do some spring cleaning around our house, I'll be asking the Holy Spirit to also help me clear any clutter that has collected in my mind and heart...taking away all the things that are not necessarily even sinful or bad, but unnecessary. Who doesn't want to be able to pray with greater simplicity and clarity?