Taking the bins out

Every Wednesday morning, I take the bins out at church. It's become a small weekly ritual — but one that strangely fills me with joy and relief. There's something satisfying about seeing rubbish collected and knowing it's no longer lingering.

This evening I found myself slightly nervous, wondering if both bins had been emptied. I lifted the lids with anticipation and, to my delight, both were completely cleared. That moment reminded me of Jesus.

With Him, I don't have to be nervous or uncertain. He never misses a week. He always deals with the mess in my life — faithfully, graciously, completely.

Too often we treat our mess like weekly rubbish: piling it up until a "spiritual bin day." But Jesus doesn't want our surrender just once a week — He invites us to give Him our mess moment by moment.

He loves you too much to let you carry your rubbish around. Give it to Him. Let Him cleanse you from within.

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." — 1 John 1:9