Here is another story that was laid on my heart.

Title:

The Ultimate Janitor

Story Behind The Story

This was inspired on 1/1/2012, the first Church service of the New Year. I had a few days off during Christmas and New Year’s, we went bowling, watched a lot of movies, some probably weren’t the best, and differences of opinion with people. Regardless of the little things, they were like trash cluttering up my mental life. We were singing during the service and I had some disconnected thoughts and when Pastor Joel said the statement, “Taking out the trash”, I was inspired while he was praying for the title of this story.

Poem

Every Year Christmas comes

Many presents are given

This creates trash and unwanted items

All the wrapping paper and bows get in the way

Combined with all the food that is prepared

Trash abounds and starts to stink something bad

Trash bins overflow, the trash man comes a day later

The trash hangs around a little longer than normal

The New Year is nearly here, old habits crop up

Some of us become complacent, visiting places of old sins

God’s standards are ignored

Glancing at unwanted places

Apathy starts to set in

Anxiety happens, language loosens a little

The feelings are like stinky trash

They stink up our soul

Other things come up like a few bad thoughts

The impulse of bad thoughts cause temporary fear

We judge those closest to us

It numbs our feelings towards them

All the negative thoughts and bad feelings

stink up our soul so bad, we can’t get rid of them fast enough

How easily we forget the heavenly peace God provides

This is where Jesus comes in, he willing to take out our trash

He provides grace and mercy

God, we need daily pickup, please help keep us on track

Help keep the enemy away from our trash

so he can’t hold on to it and use it against us

Sin is the `trash’ on our souls

Jesus is the ultimate Janitor, picking up stinky trash off our souls.

Amen!