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specifically, got a junk drawer? According to organizing guru, Maryanne
MacDonald, no drawer should be a junk drawer, ie a catchall. Each drawer should
have a specific purpose. I assume she meant that junk wasn’t a worthy purpose.
Our junk drawer evolved into a purpose on its own---a place for hubby and me to
put things when we didn’t know where else to put them. “Tidy”ing said “junk”
drawer wasn’t on my day’s “to do” list but it came about anyway when I was
looking for a sturdy rubberband. I was too lazy to go upstairs and get one out
of the “Rubberband” labeled drawer in my old card catalog. Excess “junk” had
the drawer jammed----thus the tidying up began.
As I culled and
organized, I mused how akin to my brain this drawer was. Crammed. Filled to
overflowing. Some information was useless clutter (trivia comes to mind) making
retrieval for important info virtually impossible at times.
Sadly, one’s
mind can be too spiritually similar to a junk drawer. Truth is, some thoughts
don’t need to take up permanent residence there. Those thoughts can build
resentment and bitterness and can “jam” pure thoughts or spew over and affect
other unrelated aspects of your life. Bitterness is known in
the Bible as spiritual poison and a means by which many are defiled (Hebrews
12:15)
Some thoughts
never need to be allowed access in the first place. Take every thought captive…
(2 Corinthians 10:5)
If mind ”junk” continues to be a
problem, “….be transformed by the renewing of your mind” through scripture.
(Romans 12:2)
Of course, I
tidied up my drawer and wrote it on my “to do” list, (after the fact) so I could ✔ it off and feel a sense of accomplishment. Just
yesterday, Debbie P. told me she often does the same thing. Since she’s a
pastor’s wife, that info made me feel much better.
✔Drawer
accomplished. Beginning to work on my brain now because in one’s thought life..…..organized
junk is still junk.
