When Your Feet Stick To The Floor

 




by Shelia Gaines

Verse for Thought:
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. I Peter 3:15 (NIV)

a.      Everyday
b.      Once a week
c.      When your feet stick to the floor

These were the three choices to answer the question.  The question was “how often do you mop the kitchen floor?”  It was on a survey designed to reveal your housekeeping style.  I won’t tell you what my answer was or why I was interested in this survey.  However, I thought it a good example to use in considering how we maintain our walk with the Lord.

If we only read the bible when our spiritual feet symbolically stick to the floor (i.e. when things are not going well and we can no longer ignore the problem) then we end up with a very messy Christian walk.  In order to maintain our walk, we must keep our heart set apart, making sure we are always prepared as 1 Peter 3:15 admonishes us to be.  This means getting and keeping our house (our spiritual temple) in order.  We have all heard people say, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.”  This statement is not in the bible as some believe, although the command in I Corinthians 14:40 to let everything be done decent and in order may be close.

Let’s Pray:
Dear God, thank you for the opportunity to come to you for daily.  Show me how to be continually open to receive your word, always willing to allow you to create in me a clean heart.

Take the Next Step:
If you are not sure where you are today in maintaining a “clean” walk, it’s not too late to begin.  Why not let today be the first day of your daily walks with God?