AGITATION: Agitation is the act of stirring things up, like the agitation of a washing machine that moves the water, detergent, and clothes around and gets the dirt out.
In order to clean, there must be some agitation. Take washing clothes for example. No matter how far you look back in history, some sort of agitation was necessary for the process of cleaning.
When I clean my house, I may stir things up a bit, especially when I dust! Sometimes, my house looks worse before it looks better. For example, when I recently cleaned out, organized and purged items from my closet, my house was in disarray. I had stuff everywhere!!!! BUT, I knew it was just part of the cleaning process.
But why did my closet need cleaning? I could barely step inside my closet to reach my clothes. It had gotten cluttered with various storage items. No, it wasn’t always that way, but over time I would slowly put things in my closet that perhaps I wasn’t quite ready to get rid of. I also would hide boxes, bags, etc in there when people would come visit, and then I’d just leave it there thinking I’d get to it later. In time, this behavior crowded me right out of my own closet.
We often do this in our spiritual life…..hold on to things that we should really get rid of…or hide things we don’t want anyone to see. In time, our spirit man can’t fulfill the purpose God intended because of all the un-spiritual junk!
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart Oh God!
When God reveals areas in your life that need a bit of “cleaning up,” it may not feel good, and you may feel a bit of agitation. God may be stirring things up, but He is preparing you for something greater! Don’t begrudge the cleansing, because the reward is more than worth it.
(https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/agitation)
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Amen and amen….thanks for the reminder 🙂
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One of my favorite parts of doing laundry (well, really like the ONLY part I enjoy) is getting my nice, warm, clean smelling blanket out of the dryer and wrapping up. It’s comfortable, it’s nice, and it’s enjoyable.
One thing I know is that much like our walk with Christ, the washing process often takes much longer than the drying cycle. I was challenged tonight to reflect on the wash cycle I am in right now. It’s not easy, and sometimes I feel like I’ve been tossed in circles and dunked in water. But there is a beauty in this wash cycle. There is a purpose. This is a greater process then I can understand. There is an end goal. A warm, gentle embrace with the Father – a moment wrapped in His arms telling me “well done, my good and faithful servant.”
Sometimes the cycle we are in seems long, and difficult but if only we would walk in the strength of our Father and realize that He has us right where He wants us, to do exactly what He wants to do in us. ❤️
Excerpt eloquently written by my sweet daughter in law, whom I love very much….Courtney Geercken. This goes so well with this devotion.
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Great reminder! Love it! –AP
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