Like an aircon that needs regular maintainence
The aircon maintainence guys came by earlier to service our three aircons and our bedroom aircon will require chemical cleaning soon.
The person explained that as it was getting choked inside, the normal maintainence cannot get at the dirt lodged deep inside the coil. It can only clear the surface parts. We will need chemical cleaning to resolve the intermittent bursts of aircon (it should be a constant flow) and the longer duration requires to cool our room down. Thereafter, we should have a regular maintainence schedule to keep the aircon in tip top shape.
I couldn't help but think it was a metaphor for maintaining our spiritual life too. Sometimes we get so caught up in our day to day tasks/ chores, we have barely anytime to spend with the HS, in the Word.
Over time, we start being more easily affected by external circumstances or people. Our emotions feel the strain and we might feel down, angsty or emo. It takes longer to cool off or to shake off our frustration.
Things that we know have no power over us in Christ also seem to be able to get to us because we have become dusty from what the world says. We forget His truth is The truth and it overcomes what doctors say, what people around us tell us, and what is printed or represented in the media.
Like my aircon, I realise the constant need to maintain my inner man's health by spending quiet time each day.
Reading His Word clears up my fears, anxieties and worries. Why wait until something bad occurs before we hit rock bottom and run to Jesus? Keep walking with Him, by Him, listen to the HS's gentle leading each day and nothing can faze us.
As we let His promises and His truth wash over us, the dustiness of this world is cleansed away and we can see afresh with spirit eyes what our inheritance is as heirs to the promises in Christ Jesus. :)
Perfect love casts off all fear, all anxiety. How lovely to bask in it as often as possible. :))
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The person explained that as it was getting choked inside, the normal maintainence cannot get at the dirt lodged deep inside the coil. It can only clear the surface parts. We will need chemical cleaning to resolve the intermittent bursts of aircon (it should be a constant flow) and the longer duration requires to cool our room down. Thereafter, we should have a regular maintainence schedule to keep the aircon in tip top shape.
I couldn't help but think it was a metaphor for maintaining our spiritual life too. Sometimes we get so caught up in our day to day tasks/ chores, we have barely anytime to spend with the HS, in the Word.
Over time, we start being more easily affected by external circumstances or people. Our emotions feel the strain and we might feel down, angsty or emo. It takes longer to cool off or to shake off our frustration.
Things that we know have no power over us in Christ also seem to be able to get to us because we have become dusty from what the world says. We forget His truth is The truth and it overcomes what doctors say, what people around us tell us, and what is printed or represented in the media.
Like my aircon, I realise the constant need to maintain my inner man's health by spending quiet time each day.
Reading His Word clears up my fears, anxieties and worries. Why wait until something bad occurs before we hit rock bottom and run to Jesus? Keep walking with Him, by Him, listen to the HS's gentle leading each day and nothing can faze us.
As we let His promises and His truth wash over us, the dustiness of this world is cleansed away and we can see afresh with spirit eyes what our inheritance is as heirs to the promises in Christ Jesus. :)
Perfect love casts off all fear, all anxiety. How lovely to bask in it as often as possible. :))
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPod Touch.
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