Create in me a clean refrigerator.

Isnt it funny how a song or a bible verse from your childhood comes into mind sometimes? I was cleaning out the fridge the other day and Psalms 51:10 popped in "Create in me a clean heart. O God; and renew a right spirit with in me" KJV I really doubt the Psalmist was talking about cleaning out their fridge since they didnt actually have them at the time. But this could go with any messy areas in ones life.

What made me think about it was my fridge was a mess. There were a few things that I couldnt even identify. Condiments that were past their expiration and a sticky substance that had a jar stuck to it. Like I pulled the shelf out of the fridge and held it upside down and it stayed stuck. Maybe I created a new super glue? How does this happen? Its not that hard actually. We get distracted and just keep opening and putting more stuff in there and not get rid of things we dont need and then it gets a little out of hand and we know its going to be a chore so we ignore it until ones day that leftover meatloaf smacks you in the face when you open the door and say " seriously woman put me in the trash and let me rest". Well at least thats how it happens with me. Then you start rewriting the Bible with verses like "Create in me a clean refrigerator O God and renew a fresh batch of leftovers in me".

As you can  probably tell this isnt just about my dirty fridge. It applies to many avenues in my life. I can only tackle one thing at a time these days and luckily as you can see by my picture the only thing wrong with my fridge these days is that one shelf I got crooked. I even looked at the shelf a million times trying to convince myself it was fine. Seriously why would I not just take the 1 second it took to fix it?

Once I got the fridge sparkling the other day I set a cup of green tea to chill for lunch time. At lunch I got in there to get it out and knocked it over and it ran down on every single shelf and in one of the drawers. Are you kidding me? I really just wanted to close the door and walk away but I didnt. I immediately wiped it down which actually didnt take that long since it was so empty and was done in a few minutes.

I think every once in a while we need to look around and inside ourselves and see what we need and what we need to get rid of. When it comes to the fridge we definitely need to do this weekly! I wondered if I had to post a picture of my fridge every week if I would be more motivated to keep it tidy. Lord forbid I snap a picture of corn growing hair to someone. Its okay to admit that things are messy. Everyone has something messy in their lives whether they want to admit it or not. Trust me the disgusting fridge is the least of my messy worries these days and thats okay. I will get there and so will you. Enjoy where you are but look forward where you are going to be later. For now when I am having a bad day I will open my fridge and enjoy one area of my life I seem to have under control for right now.

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Great now I am reminded I need to clean the oven