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Project Cleanse~ What I have learned so far..

Written by Joy
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Project Cleanse~ What I have learned so far..

Project Cleanse

I had so many thoughts and plans for Project Cleanse.  Only 3 days in and I have learned so much.  I thought I was ready to get my home into shape.  I was ready to start sorting through closets and cabinets, deciding what we really needed and what was just there to make clutter and I could discard of.

However, God had a different idea in mind for me.  You see, that evening I got extremely sick.  My whole family had been sick the previous 10 days and it finally caught up with me.  I spent most of Tuesday in bed sick with chills, fever, aches and on my stomach.  During this time, God was working on my heart.  You see, all I could think about was how my plans were just not going how I wanted them to.  God knew that I wasn’t ready to start cleansing my house just yet.  He knew I needed to start with my heart.

You see, this move has been rough on me.  We have been gone from our home in NC for 5 months now and there are days that I struggle with it.  I know God moved us to Colorado, I have just had a hard time adjusting.  It has been hard to make friends and just tough in general getting used to living around so many people.  Also, a first for me, is living in an apartment.

What do I need to do first?  Cleanse my heart.  Put my focus back on God, where it belongs.   God ordained this move for our family.  He is the one who lead my husband to this job.  He has us out here in Colorado for a reason.  I need to focus on Him, by being still and listening to what he has planned for myself and our family.   I need to study God’s word more, be in prayer and ask God what he would have me do while I am in Colorado.   How will I be able to glorify God while living in Colorado?

Now that I know what I need to do to get my heart cleansed, I am now able to make my apartment a home.  It will go much smoother when I start cleaning out each room.  I will be able to focus and ask myself will the belongings help me to better glorify God.

Are you cleansing an area of your life?  Have you discovered anything new in yourself?  Has God revealed anything new to you that you need to work on?  How can I pray for you and encourage you in your life?

 

 

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Project Cleanse~ House Cleansing

Written by Joy
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Project Cleanse~ House Cleansing

Project Cleanse

I am so excited about Project Cleanse.  When Kelli first started talking about doing a project like this, I knew God was speaking to me.  You see, I had already been praying about goals for 2013 and cleansing my home was one of my top goals that I wanted to focus on.

We moved 4 months ago and while we did downsize some before the move, more stuff came with us, than what I had intended.  As I look around now, I still see boxes and other things sitting out that have yet to be unpacked or put where it belongs.  I am also seeing things that I am asking myself why it is still in our house.   Now that I know we are here to stay in Colorado, I am ready to finally settle down and make our apartment a home, not a storage bin.

My family has been sick for the past couple of weeks, so I am not as prepared to begin this as I wanted to be.  While I know I want to cleanse my house, I do not have any specific plan at this time.  I do know that I will be focusing on one room at a time.  I will definitely be taking before and after pictures and sharing them when I finish a room.  My goal  is also to blog at least 2 times a week sharing with you my progress.

I am also excited that I won’t be doing Project Cleanse alone.  There are several other bloggers who will be joining Kelli and myself.  They have also chosen different areas in their lives that they want to cleanse and will be blogging about it as well.  Be sure to stop by Kelli’s blog to see who all will be joining us.

Do you have an area that you are cleansing in?  I would love to know so that I can pray and support you!

 

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