I was so elated to have finally completed the huge task of cleaning and purging the attic. Seventeen years of tossing things up there (literally at times! :)) and generally just putting things out of sight instead of seriously considering their worth. It was a national disaster above our heads!!
My To Do list has always included the attic but definitely pushed to the bottom of the list every single time. Well, NOW was the time -- Attic Attack is commencing!!! A little over 3 weeks later, mission accomplished!!! Ninety-five percent that is now back resting in the attic does not belong to us...it belongs to two daughters who left home with light suitcases a few years ago!!!
Task is completed and it is time to clean up from all the bits and pieces that accumulated on the carpet. Our shop vac was much more powerful to do this major job. I was giddy with excitement to have this hard job finished so I was not focused on the task at hand. Moving a couple things out of the way so I could vacuum an area, I stepped over the short power cord to the vacuum and the long hose with attachment. I turned around to pick up the hose and continue vacuuming but next thing I know, I trip and find myself on the floor! I still cannot figure out how my foot got stuck in something on the vacuum, bent 3 toes up to meet my ankle, falling completely on my knee and side as my glasses flew off my face! And there was no way I could stop my fall! I was thinking as it was happening, "This is not going to be good!" Surely I have broken one of these toes! Of course I was also chuckling too as I puzzled over how in the world I managed to trip over the cord and hose. America's Funniest Home Videos would have liked a video of this in slow motion! No broken toe, just very sore! And the carpet is clean!
This sparked some random thoughts as I continued to chuckle over this mishap. Isn't this how sin trips us up? We begin to clean up our act - so to speak - confessing our sins, promising the Lord we will forsake those sins (little, big or whatever - all are sin). Aren't we pleased with ourselves when we make this sincere effort? The reality is that we must guard our hearts as those sins creep up to tempt us again and "trip" us up. We begin to wonder how we arrived back on the path of defeat and discouragement where we had stumbled along before prior to the "clean up". We forgot to focus -- and listen to the quiet authoritative voice of the Holy Spirit. Daily we need to rely on the Holy Spirit to "plug in the power" and keep us from "tripping".
Ephesians 6:10 "Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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