May 1, 2010

Yesterday, I planned and hosted a TOMS event called Style Your Sole. It's where you buy a pair of TOMS shoes and paint them, sharpie them, or splatter them any way you like. The only problem was I didn't bring any water for the brushes, so I told people to just use a new brush with a new color. Soon enough, there were dried up brushes with globs of paint all over them.

This visual reminds me of myself and where I am right now in my walk with Christ (or my walk away from Christ, rather). When I was in a wonderful disconnected relationship with Christ, I was painting a beautiful masterpiece through Him. I was showing everyone how wonderful and glorious He truly is. Eventually, I neglected Him and forgot to pray and forgot to dig in his word. I went against what He asked of me and did things that I regret now. I let myself sit and be swallowed by sin and now I am nothing but a paint brush with globs of paint dried up on it's surface just waiting to be washed clean.

So where do I begin? How to I get on the right path again?

Have you ever cleaned on e of those paint brushes? It takes a very long time, I can tell you that. So THAT is where I begin.

I pray for time to heal, and I pray that You come wash me clean. I pray the Holy Spirit takes me and consumes me in It's amazing presence.

After prayer, I dig into the word praying God will lead me somewhere.

"^13-14God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He's set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much, the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating."

-Colossians 1:14 (The Message)

Taken from darkness to the purest light. I pray for Your beautiful redemption.