Saturday, March 15, 2025
“Clean Out the Closet and Drawer!”
Woohoo! It’s the second Saturday of Lent, bringing us to face a Challenge that we’ve avoided for a long time. Today’s Challenge is to clean out that dreaded closet and/or drawer!
If you’re asking yourself which one to clean out, you’re probably able to answer your own question. If you have more than one closet and drawer that needs help, do them all. You might have issues, and it’s time to fix them. Yes, yes, I know this is painful. Trust me, I’m not excited about this one because I’m one of those who is asking, “Which one?”
As you may know, earlier this week (Wednesday, March 12), we were challenged to clean and organize. At that time, we were specifically asked to avoid closets and drawers so that we could prepare for today’s Challenge.
The reason we need to complete this Challenge is that our junk closets and drawers have become an excuse for why we don’t need to put things away. When we make excuses over and over again, it can become habitual in other areas of our lives. The junk drawer isn’t sinful or problematic on its own, but the pattern of behavior could become trouble. That’s why we’re doubling up this week and tackling two clean-outs in the same week.
Today, clean out that junk closet and drawer. The season of Lent represents an opportunity for us to do something for God since God has already done so much for us. These Challenges, as silly as they may seem, give us an opportunity to demonstrate to God that we are thankful.
Can we do it? Yes, we can!
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT)
