He Cleans Us Up

Today, I am off work AGAIN due to yet another winter storm. Laubhan and his team are 2/2 this winter in predicting inclement weather. You rock, Matt! I am a first grade teacher and usually we teacher's pray and hope that this kind of weather comes so we can enjoy a nice, relaxing kid-free day. But we are OVER it. You see, if we miss anymore, we are going to have to make it up on a SATURDAY and some of our summer. Yep, you read right. Instead of the usual teacher prayer that we would miss work, we are all praying and hoping to go in. Like I said we are OVER it. Want to make a teacher mad, take her Saturdays and some of her summer days away. Scary thought. Teacher claws will come out. 

Which leads me to my latest blog….today's entry. I haven't blogged as much here lately. There are several reasons why but one reason is because I like to blog when I feel inspired. Mostly I like to blog when I feel like God is laying things on my heart and spirit to share. Here lately there have been several occasions where he has taken simple tasks that I am doing and reminds me of His grace and mercy. He may speak differently to you, but when He speaks and you hear, it's indescribable. 

So I will get to the main topic of my blog today. He Cleans Us Up. Like I mentioned I am off work today. Typically, I would lay in bed all day and watch Netflix--which I did do before I realized I needed to do some cleaning. At least I'm honest, right??? I decided that I would start in the bathroom and actually paused mid-scrub to come and write before I lost what my spirit was trying to tell me. My bathtub was pretty, ummmm…I will just leave it at that. Don't judge. So I get the Comet and get to scrubbing. Literally, my arms are going to be sore from all the scrubbing. As I continued to clean, I honestly hadn't noticed just how dirty my bathtub was until I had scrubbed off parts of the grime. Then it  hit me square on the head. We, as humans and sinners, don't realize how really dirty we are until Jesus comes and cleans us all up. Except, Jesus doesn't have to scrub. When we come to him and admit how dirty we are and how we need a Savior, he cleans us up right then and there. No Comet necessary. Just blood. He takes the dirt and grime and shines it all up and makes us NEW!!!

 As I was scrubbing, I made that bathtub an altar. I began thanking Jesus for cleaning me up. Daily. Hourly. Monthly. Yearly. I thanked God for sending His son to die for ME! Dirty, selfish, unclean, grimy, me. I, we, you, don't have to scrub away your dirt. You can't do it on your own. You NEED a Savior to do it. Jesus can and Jesus does SAVE.

Is there going to be build up again in my life? Yes, I am a sinner. I am human. But by the grace of God, he continues to clean me up. Daily. Hourly. Yearly. Monthly. His grace is sufficient for you, me, EVERYONE. That's powerful. 

Thank you JESUS for always cleaning me up. You don't have to scrub or use Comet and a sponge. Your grace is sufficient for me! Your blood was, is and will always be enough. Thank you for using a house chore to remind me of your unending grace and mercy. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN!!!!

" But he said to me, " My grace is sufficient for you…"

2 Corinthians 12:9

Stay Salty,

Annie

You Are

You are hope when I've lost all of mine.

You are peace when I don't feel fine.

You are grace when I don't deserve it.

You are courage when I want to quit.

You are mercy when I don't like me.

You are love even when I cannot see.

You are power when my world is crumbling down.

You are contentment when I want what's all around.

You are truth when I'm surrounded by lies.

You are understanding and hear my cries.

You are friend and know me by name.

You are constant and always stay the same.

You are sovereign when there's evil all around.

You are steady when there's shaking in the ground.

You are righteous and make my heart melt.

You are SALVATION and I want to tell everybody else. 

Stay Salty,

Annie