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Is There Junk Under Your Bed?

If there is any space at all under our beds, we usually stuff junk under there, out of sight, out of mind. It may or may not be precious to us. I want to keep the junk under my bed, but my husband wants to throw it away. Did you know that most of us stuff more than actual objects under our “beds,” so to speak? Most of us are trying to sleep on top of our emotional junk, too, but it never works! Let’s look at some emotional junk keeping us awake at night and see if we can get rid of it.

First is fear—a highway the enemy drives down, straight into your heart and mind. Fear will steer you toward believing lies about God, yourself, those you love and your future. You pay a price for traveling down the road of fear. Exit that highway by reminding yourself of who God is and how much He loves you.

Then come addictions, old habits that die hard. Addiction is an evil spirit with many forms. People can become addicted to anything—drugs, alcohol, work, food, people, even ministry. The world tries to deal with addictions without Christ’s help. That doesn’t work! You have to surrender addictions to God and ask for His help to get rid of them and get back on track with His good plans for you.

Unforgiveness brings torment, yet people hang on to it anyway. When we won’t pardon someone for a wrong, it opens the entryway for our own torment. As Jesus told us, we must forgive others if we want God to forgive us. Unforgiveness disconnects us from Him, which is torment. Forgiveness demonstrates that we love Him and live in His love.

Prayerlessness and doubt are more junk that needs to go. One of the best ways to confront prayerlessness is to confront another kind of junk cluttering our lives—busyness. Add hopelessness (doubt) to busyness, and it is a recipe for spiritual disaster.

Do you need disaster relief? Then don’t let anyone or anything block you from an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. Speak with Him as 1 Corinthians 14 guides us to do, praying both with the Spirit and with the understanding. It has changed my whole life and it will do the same for you. The Holy Spirit is a faith-boosting Mastermind, and He wants to live with you, in you and upon you. He is God’s gift to you. Your Helper in everything, even prayer.