Abundant Life Advent Challenge: Day 22
Warning: Today’s exercise may be more of a challenge for those hiding Christmas gifts in your car. It’s time to clean the car—glove box, console, trunk, back seat, doors, visors, and extra storage spaces—and it may be the last place you are thinking about decluttering, but this time of year many are spending more time in their vehicles with extra trips to the store. Things can pile up quickly in small spaces. Here’s the easy thing about this area, you can do it while you’re sitting in traffic, at a drive-thru, or in the car wash.
Keeping safety in mind, while you sit at that longer-than-usual red light, clean out your console or door pockets. When you stop for gas, quickly gather the trash and toss it. If you’re going through one of those automatic car washes, don’t scroll on your phone, instead, use that time to clean out the glove compartment. If we make decluttering our go-to habit instead of scrolling, we will not only accomplish more in less time, but we will physically feel better after!
So whether it’s twenty-two items or twenty-two minutes, I encourage you to give thanks for your vehicle today by showing it some love!
We’re almost to the finish line. Remember this, if you didn’t stay with the challenge, if the busyness of the season took over, you can always come back next month and start fresh. But, it is my prayer that you have taken a few moments to honor God by being a good steward of the abundance He’s already given you. If you started this season with a hole in your heart, a void, I sincerely hope that this challenge reminds you that you are blessed and have more than enough in Jesus.
Brenda A. Haire is the Co-founder and CEO of Joy of Pursuit, helping authors write, publish, market, and build an author business. She is the founder of A Worthy Writer’s Retreat Box creating cozy inspiration for Christian women writers. She’s the author of The Worth Saving Series: Knowing Your Worth Changes Everything, The Worth Pursuing Series: A Moved Soul, The Team Solution Series: HR Coaching to Grow Teams and Profit, and The Author Solution Series.
