Are All Guys Slobs? (Part Three)
This won't mean much unless you've read Part One and Part Two.
First, let me apologize for the poor title. When I started it, I wasn't envisioning where this miniseries would end up, and the title is no longer appropriate. So, let me finish the thought and put it to rest.
At the risk of being accused of shameless allegorizing, I want to apply our thoughts on messiness to the Christian life. Are our spiritual rooms messy? Is the same laziness--not bothering with the little things--that makes white glove cleaning a weekend-long job hindering our spiritual growth. I'm guilty all too often.
It isn't necessarily the "big" things that trip me up. My doctrine's pretty sound (as I understand sound doctrine), I'm a regular at church (even without the school's requiring it), and I generally have a good attitude regarding spiritual things. But those "little" things. Missing a day in devotions, not spending as much time in prayer as I know I should. Showing love toward everyone I know, even the ones that aren't all that attractive to me (can we feel the pride?). I tend to minimize the importance of those things. But those little issues are the ones that matter. Jesus emphasized this when in the parable of the talents, when the master says, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord" (Matthew 25:21).
Ironically, my room's messiness tends to directly parallel my spiritual messiness. No, I'm not suggesting that a messy room means the owner is in need of revival. I'm not making any connection between the two for others. Just myself. And as Matty pointed out in his reply to Part Two, messiness in not necessarily wrong in itself. It's just a good reminder for me to keep things in line with God. Yeah, it's a stretch, but it's one that helps me.
At 6:21 PM,
Justin,
I agree about tripping up on the "little things!" Regarding them as not important is so easy, and yet, faithfulness in those things is what walking every day in the Spirit is all about. Thanks for the reminder.
At 9:15 PM,
Our spiritual life is reflected in our daily actions and responsibilities. We can hardly separate the two. The allegory is quite workable. Thanks for being open. (Oh, and I needed the conviction.)