Our closets are where we store our clothing that we
put on when we present ourselves to the world. It is a
private place and, therefore, can be somewhat of an
intimate place. When we present ourselves to the
public, wearing the clothing that we have chosen for
the day, we might receive compliments on our choices,
or questions as to where we purchased a certain item.
But, what would those same people think if they saw
the state of our closet? Would they be as apt to
compliment us on our clothing choice if our closet
looked like this?
Would they think our
garments were just as
pretty if they knew we
dug them from a pile
of unsorted laundry?
Does what we present
on the outside line up
with what’s really going
on on the inside?
So, what does our spiritual closet look like? And,
then by extension, what does our spiritual life look
like? Does our life have a semblance of being “decent
and in order” as Paul spoke of how the church must
conduct itself? Are we not the church? Are we not
to conduct ourselves with decency and orderliness?
But, how do we do that if we live in chaos? How do
we go about having order in our spiritual lives if
there is no order in our physical lives? And, if our
most intimate and private places are in chaos, but
we try to present otherwise to the world, is that not
an element of living a lie?
These are hard questions that we must ask ourselves
if we want to be true to ourselves, true to God, and
true to the world, who look to us to see how we
handle the things that life throws at us.
The thing about closets is that they cannot organize
themselves. They must be cleaned out by us, then
maintained through the leadership and direction of the
Holy Spirit, to a higher standard than we have been
accustomed to in the past. I don’t know about you,
but some of us have work to do.
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