Snow Melting

even though we are in the middle 

of some of the coldest times of winter, 

the sun still shines.

and when that sun shines,

it melts some of the snow that has fallen.

as i watched outside my french doors this morning

when i let my dog out,

i thought to myself,

"it's melting already, even in this cold season, 

with a little bit of sun,. . . sure,. . . i guess it's still gonna melt."

and i thought even further, as i reflected and 

got introspective like i typically do,

and asked myself,

"what would lay bare or

be exposed as the unnecessary things 

taking up space in my heart started to 

melt away?"

what in me could i let melt away?

what needs to melt away?

do i have bitterness in my heart toward someone that i need to let melt away?  {Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Ephesians 4:31}

do i have unforgiveness that needs to melt away? forgive as the lord forgave you

do i have hate in my heart that needs to melt away? love your enemy

is jealousy, envy or covetous creeping through? 

or is humility, meekness and grace seeping in?

i'm challenged in these frigid cold days of winter

to melt away any thing frigid inside me

are you with me?

i hope so