Red Wednesday's Widsom - Son and Stem

This post’s teaching is going to help you learn how to declutter, heal and rebuild your life with new thinking and behaviors so that you can experience the Simplicity, Order and Nurturance that can only come through God’s Son, Jesus. The story and life of Jesus, as found in the Bible, serves as the example that we can follow so we can experience His:
Simplicity
Order &
Nurturance

When I looked back at my own life, I came to realize how this SON had been a three step process, but it happened in this order:
Step 1 - The Nurturance came out of my desire to be a nurse and to care for the hurting.
Step 2 - The Order came out of my vision to start my own business and see it evolve into an organizing business.
Step 3 - The Simplicity came out of my spiritual brokenness and need for God.

In my teaching I speak a lot about symbolism. Jesus was always using symbolism in his teaching and in His parables. In my Home Touched business and ministry, the rose is my logo. Originally it symbolized the personal touches that I brought to my clients, but as the years went by, I came to realize that the rose represented much more:
♥ It is a reflection of God’s love for me (for you).
♥ It symbolizes the fruit that He wants to produce in me (in you).
♥ It reflects the personal touch that He gives to me (to you) as I continue to grow in lessening the clutter in my own life.

The stem of the rose has also become very significant in my teaching as it reflects the fruit that will result in you conserving your own STEM:
Space
Time
Energy &
Money

In the weeks that follow, you will be introduced to “The Twelve Clutter Healing Guidelines.” They are the practical tools for bringing Simplicity, Order and Nurturance into your life so you can have more Space, Time, Energy, and Money. It is a process that I have learned to appreciate as being gradual, purposeful, watchful, and waitful.

Are you familiar with what is called a PDR? It stands for Physician’s Desk Reference. It is THE medical reference to drugs. It provides product information as it relates to drug usage, actions, effect, dosage, administration, warnings, side effects, and precautions.

The Bible is our spiritual PDR. It has the same kind of information as the medical PDR but, it gives you the preventative approach to avoiding and minimizing the use of chemical drugs. The Bible has been personally handed down to us by God, who is the Almighty Physician and Healer. It is our PDR for recovery, because it is God’s Word. And because God’s Word is alive, it breathes life and love into each and every one of us who seek true healing, hope, love, and truth. God’s Word provides us with an answer to every problem and need that has ever existed, and a plan of action to deal with it. I continue to be in awe and thanksgiving for the way God uses His Word to heal us of the messes that are the result of our cluttered way of thinking and living.

If you want a Bible that really touches the heart and is easy to read and understand, I encourage you to purchase The Life Recovery Bible (New Living Translation). This is the Bible that the Holy Spirit led me to use as I developed the Clutter Healing Curriculum and its model for healing.

All of my scripture quotes are from this Bible unless otherwise noted. Next week we are going to start addressing how to declutter our communication with one another.