Re-wash

I am hoping I haven't posted this before here, I don't think I have.  It's something I wrote for ladies ministry page on our church website last fall and I've also used it as a devotional for our co-op kiddos.  It's just something that keeps popping up in my life (because I am the worlds's worst at getting clothes out of the dryer!) so I wanted to share it with you.

I’ll be the first to admit that I occasionally forget that I have a load of laundry in the washer…for more than a day.  Surely I’m not the only one, but it bothers me that while knowing this is a fault of mine I still do it.  So I must re-wash, which is frustrating.

How often do we start something, only to leave it and have to start over or re-wash?  In my home, it happens often…not just laundry but craft projects, home improvement projects…we get sidetracked or lose steam, and sometimes for good reasons like choosing to spend time with our kids but still, things will inevitably need re-washing, re-doing.

Isn’t it wonderful to know that God re-washes?  He forgives us over and over.  He picks us up, brushes us off, shakes out the stink and the wrinkles and gets us going again.  

Because He loves us.  

It’s that simple.  

He knows we have bad habits, He knows we lose steam, he knows we have lazy days, He knows we attempt too many things sometimes, yet as His kids, He still loves and is willing to re-wash…and He doesn’t get frustrated or complain.

So, while I’m rearranging the towels for their second spin this week, I can thank God for always being willing to re-wash me!  Anyone else out there glad for a good cleaning now and then?