I had a tidy up of my study this morning. Quite shocked at the bits of paper with notes I don't even remember writing that I had accumulated. I know look at my nearly immaculate desk, everything in its proper place with all my bits and pieces to hand. Unfortunately in two or three weeks time it will be just as bad again.
Sometimes our christian life can be a bit like that; We read something in our Bible or a sermon reveals that parts of our life are messy, we repent and sort out the problem. Three weeks later and the mess is back! Do you remember the story Jesus told in Matthew 12:43-45 about unclean spirits leaving a man but then returning and making the situation even worse. The man was cleansed, but failed to fill the void with the things of God. So with us, When we repent of sin God forgives, however it is OUR responsibility to ask the Lord to come fill that void and be determined to walk in righteousness.
Now I must keep my study tidy!