Tuesday, October 7, 2008

How clean is the top of your refrigerator?

I have a small kitchen. It used to be even smaller, but we gutted it out and redid the whole thing. The fridge and stove stayed in the same place, but we added a dishwasher, a peninsula, counter top space, and lots of cupboards. When we added cupboards, we added a large, deep cupboard above our refrigerator. The builder guy kept telling us that it wasn't a good idea, it would be hard to get to, yada yada yada, but we did it anyhow. No, I don't regret it at all.

To today-
I'm not very tall.... about 5'3". So when I want to get into those cupboards, I must stand on a chair. No big deal. Thing is, at 5'3", I never see the top of my fridge unless I am standing on a chair. I had to get things down this morning so I got a good look u
p there. EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! It made me wonder who CAN see up there when they walk into my kitchen. Would I bother to keep it cleaner if I thought anyone at anytime might be looking there? If I know someone is coming over, I'll make a quick run through the house to pick up some clutter and maybe even sweep up the dog hair. But no one sees up there, so why bother?

What about the "top of the refrigerator" of my life? Like a lot people (I believe), I try to be "good", and I try a little bit harder to LOOK "good" to those around me. What about the parts of my life that no one sees? Are those parts clean?? Are the things I say & think when no one is there to hold me accountable the things I'd want anyone to take a white glove to? How would I behave differently if the "top of my refrigerator" was low enough to everyone to see?

It took me awhile to clean the grime from up there this morning. I know that it will be dirty again in no time. It will take a constant effort to keep it clean. Will I keep up the effort? Probably not.

Lord, help me to put much more effort into keeping the "top of the refrigerator" of my life clean.

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