Vomit on the elevator

It's been a minute! Unfortunately, I'm at work, and some kid just puked their guts on the elevator. Sheltered college kids just want to party. It shouldn't be at the cost of others' convenience, though. Some things just don't belong in certain places! Like, a shoe in the toilet; an orange in your gas tank; or even bike in a tree. Vomit, however, belongs in the toilet, even at 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday night- not on residential elevator.

Now I do empathize for the drunk. They just had to get it out of them! This lesson taught me to just not drink alcohol, on several occasions. Sometimes we need others to help clean up our mess, because of our weaknesses. I did vomit all over the back seat of a friend's car once. He insistently commanded me to clean it up, which I obviously did with shame towards my frailty, humbled. At least he was kind enough to get me home that night! Thankfully, there's always someone available to help us, even to clean us when those weaknesses and hindrances mess us all up!

Our God is so wonderful! The thing is, NOBODY can approach Him like He's a regular somebody, which many of us have been guilty of. Moses learned this firsthand, Draw not hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground (Exodus 3:5). Moses had been trekking many a places, and after travelling for so long he accumulated a lot of dust on his sandals. The Lord wanted Moses, not all of the weight he was carrying. Mmmm! Jesus would have us to be holy, even as He is holy. How much stuff are we carrying along and holding on to? Certainly they weaken and hinder us from the joy of the Lord. That's why we must be purged and cleansed from it all! WOW! Throw it up, no matter where you are!

Whatever it is, like alcohol sin doesn't belong in the life of the believer! Get it out, let the Lord clean you up and leave it alone. I know the Lord has purged me of several things, and I'm sure I'll need His help for the rest of my life! His power DOES belong in the life of the believer.
(I've been ministering to myself the entire duration of writing this post!)

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6

Help me to love!