Spring cleaning...

Spent 1/2 a day spring cleaning my room today. Now the room looks more spacious and more welcoming. At the same time, it reminds me that I have to spring clean the unwanted stuff inside of me. Inevitably, along the way I tend to look at my past mistakes and live in guilt and condemnation. On the other hand, I also worry how it would affect me in the future, my relationships with other ppl etc. After uncle Paul's sermon on last sun, I should put the past mistakes away. Afterall who doesn't make mistakes, big or small. Everyday is a new beginning, His mercies is new every morning.

Yes, I will still make mistakes but God will continue to sustain me and see me thru to the finishing line.

"With each trial, we mature in our walk. While none of us likes pain, difficulty produces the character qualities that enable us to stay on the path God chooses. We will not become discouraged to the point of quitting if we respond with endurance. The result of endurance is that we learn to look above the things that distract us-like criticism, rejection, and setbacks-and we increasingly find ourselves able to keep our eyes focused on Jesus."

God builds encouragers from the material of a life willing to be broken.