Did you clean house today?

[Catherineanne]

Does anyone else get frustrated trying to balance house cleaning with other things you consider more important? Often, I feel like my hands are tied to a temporal house while my heart yearns to be spending my time doing things that are have more eternal impact.

No.

Part of being a Christian is accepting our calling to be where we are, doing what we do. Anyone can dream big, but dreaming small is something else entirely. If the floor needs sweeping but we are too lofty or important to sweep it then that says a lot about our pride. It also says that we think someone else ought to clean our floor, even though we are the ones walking on it. What is that all about?

Philippians 2:3 - Bible Gateway

Philippians tells us to consider everyone else better than ourselves, which means that if the floor needs to be cleaned, the dishwasher filled, the bathrooms tidied or the beds changed, as long as we are capable of doing those things then they are our job.

God will never call us to the big eternal projects until we have the small ones sorted out. And that means the dusting.

 

[Catherineanne]

I actually tried to clean my home office the past two days but I admit defeat. This reminds me of mine (not the decor, just stacks and stacks of papers and books):View attachment 217769

If it is like that then no wonder you can't cope.

I would suggest not setting out to clean the whole office; just try to do five minutes every day for as long as it takes. Just five minutes of sorting just a few books and papers into 'keep', 'charity shop', 'chuck'. And always empty the bins, every day, either before you start work or when you finish. It will help.

 

[teresa]

I qualify for home help, but i cannot bring myself to do it

I need to try and keep moving

the more you don't do, the weaker you get

I'll stick to injections and physical therapy, and doing what I can, as I can

 

[Rescued One]

If it is like that then no wonder you can't cope.

I would suggest not setting out to clean the whole office; just try to do five minutes every day for as long as it takes. Just five minutes of sorting just a few books and papers into 'keep', 'charity shop', 'chuck'. And always empty the bins, every day, either before you start work or when you finish. It will help.

Thank you for those tips. God bless!

Martha and Mary
38Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: 42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

 

[Rescued One]

How to Keep House (for Women and Other Human Beings)

 

[Rescued One]

In my dining room

 

[Rescued One]

We need a laugh now and then:

 

[dayhiker]

yesterday

 

[Rescued One]

yesterday

Sorry I missed it!

 

[Rescued One]

Who are these people and what are they doing?

 

[davedajobauk]

I think I can guess.... LOL

 

[Rescued One]

Well, Wednesday I shopped until I was about to drop, so yesterday I slept almost all day. I was exhausted. Now I'm wide awake, so I think I'll clean house!

 

[rebornfree]

Who are these people and what are they doing?

View attachment 219584

LOL! But when they've done you can send them over to me!

 

[davedajobauk]

No, but I made-inroads upon the task of cleaning pots and pans
It was too much and I had to go and have a lie-down

 

[davedajobauk]

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

I clean my house every six months, whether it needs it or not

LOL.
That's more often than I clean mine, which is only on the 1st day of Spring ehehehe

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

LOL