Time For Some Spring Cleaning?

This weekend we had plenty of hours of bright sunshine. It’s a marked change from the damp gloomy days we’ve faced over the past month.

The children and I took some time to walk through the community and collect bits of trash that had accumulated beneath shrubbery and along the roads. And some of the neighbours we spoke with told us they were doing their ‘spring-cleaning.’ This time of year is perfect for getting outside to clean windows, tidy gardens, and prepare for the warmth to come.

But what about our internal spring-cleaning? What steps are we taking to cleanse ourselves of all those things that build up inside us that prevent us from moving forward emotionally and spiritually?

Spiritual cleaning requires honesty and faith. Honesty is essential to identify what clutters and corrupts our worship of God and our relations towards our fellow members in the Body of Christ (as well as those outside it.) Honesty is also essential to recognise that we need help to defend us from evil thoughts, which can assault and damage the soul.

Faith is essential to see that Christ has already come to us. That He is there for us, protecting us from becoming lost in ourselves. And knowing that He is always there; listening, lifting, and protecting.

Gratitude is expressed in our faith and in our celebrations of living. We show gratitude in how we live our lives and how we model ourselves in God’s image.

Honesty, faith and gratitude. Each can be a giant step. But they’re essential to an effective spring-cleaning.

As we approach Holy week, perhaps this is the time to examine ourselves and identify what needs sorting in our house.


Father in Heaven, we pray that You heal the broken bodies, broken hearts, broken spirits and broken relationships of all who ask in Your name. We pray that their lives be full of peace, prosperity, and wisdom as they seek to find a closer relationship with You. We pray this in Your Son’s name. Amen


In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them. He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side and said: Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary. 2 Chronicles 29:3-5