As I sit here at my desk, taking a break from my course work, I look around and seeing oodles of cups sitting in my space. Its time to clean up my nest. I have been so busy I have allowed clutter to happen in the space I usually reserve for thinking and learning. So...what can I learn from those overflowing cups?
Well my cups aren't overflowing in the sense that they are too full. There are too many of them instead. They are empty, having been used up. Its time to clean them up so that the space around me is neat, and able to be used as a thoughtful spot. Some people can have clutter around and they tune it out and it doesn't distract them. Me? I am distracted by clutter. I need my environment reasonably clear so that my mind is clear. Physical clutter is without a doubt distracting.
Mental clutter is distracting too. I sometimes feel like my mind is also full of overflowing cups. Like if I searched through my mental images I could see cups lying around filled with all kinds of stuff that isn't really helpful for me to think clearly. I realize I rehearse things mentally that are of no benefit, but are often damaging instead. What are those things? Pride, vainglory, anger, fear, worry, stress, and a whole host of things that are both hurtful and fluff that does not help me at all.
God's Word, The Bible, tells us many things about our mentality. One of the first that came to my mind is Phil. 2:5, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." What did Jesus think about do you think? He was definitely not filled with pride, selfishness, anger, fear and worry. He, who deserved to be worshiped, left behind His glory and took on the form of a servant and humbled Himself... Phil 2:6-8. He deserved so much, being GOD, and yet took nothing for himself. His thoughts were pure. So too should I be striving toward the goal of having my mind set on eternal, not temporary things. My desk is clutter with overflowing cups and its time to clean them up. So too is my mind dealing with the same problem. My head space is even more important than my desk space, so its time too for it to be de-cluttered.
Thought verses
Romans 8:5-6
Psalm 26:2
Proverbs 19:21
Isaiah 26:3
Jer. 17:10
Luke 10:27
Luke 24:45
Romans 12:2
I Cor. 14:15
Eph. 4:23
Phil. 2:2
Col 3:2
