A Fresh Start 🌿

“Let us throw off everything that hinders…” — Hebrews 12:1

A Fresh Start 🌿

The beginning of a new year is a natural time to clean out clutter. I quickly realized I wasn’t the only one with that thought.

While sitting in line at Hope’s Closet thrift store, my trunk filled with items to donate, something stirred in my heart. As I pulled away, I realized that clutter isn’t always something we can see.

The Clutter We Don’t See 🤍

Sometimes it piles up quietly — in our hearts, our schedules, and our thoughts.

Like a cluttered room, it slowly steals our peace and makes it harder to move freely in faith.

An Invitation to Let Go ✨

God lovingly invites us to clean house mentally too.

Honest Questions 🙏

During my quiet time, I asked God some honest questions:

What am I holding on to that You never asked me to carry?

What is keeping me from hearing Your voice and following Your will?

I sat with those questions and realized how easy it is to carry things out of habit, fear, or a need for control.

Making Space 🌿

It’s often in these uncomfortable places that space is created —

space for peace instead of pressure,

space for trust instead of fear.

Lighter Hearts 🤍

Just as we feel lighter after clearing out a crowded space, our souls can breathe easier when we surrender our clutter to the Lord.

And here’s the beauty of it all ✨

He doesn’t just remove what weighs us down —

He replaces it with what we need for the journey ahead. 🤍