Dishes

When you serve up your favorite dish…you’re not only left with a full stomach, but you’re left with a sink full of dishes. If you’re anything like me, then you love to walk into a clean kitchen. And it’s a safe assumption that most people in your home gather in the kitchen. What is it about a kitchen that makes it the heart of a home? There are some important lessons that are life reflecting, and the awakening can be as clear as your reflection in your spot free dishes.

We never know what grace or challenge we’ll face in a day. Life can be messy. There are unexpected things that can move into our day that we’re not prepared for. The day may start fresh and clean, and at the end of the day, we find ourselves in a sticky mess.

Our lives are like our kitchen. When you start to cook up a dish- the kitchen can be clean and sanitary; the end of the meal can make your kitchen look like an explosion went off in it. No matter how clean things were before or how messy things become later, one thing is for sure…things can always be cleaned and made new again.

No matter how messy your life looks, you can clean it up. There is no problem too big for God. If you reach your hand out to God for help, HE will reach back. Nothing is impossible with God.

Cleaning the dishes can seem like a never-ending chore. As soon as you clean the kitchen, a hungry soul could walk in and dirty it up again. Let’s take a deep look at what a dirty kitchen can truly represent.

If your sink is full of dirty dishes, then that means someone ate. If you ate, then a need was met. If a dish is dirty because you ate then that must mean you had food in stock to cook, again another need was met. If you have food in stock that must mean you had money to stock your kitchen…another met need. The job that paid for the food, the car that drove you to the grocery store, the utensils that you need to mix and measure your ingredients, are all graces that help you met needs in your life. Take a deeper look at all the small graces that help met your needs in a day.

I recall a lady who was so thankful for dirty dishes. Most of us think dirty dishes are a hassle. In fact, I make sure my sink is clean before I go to bed, because I hate waking up to a dirty kitchen. Why would someone be happy about having a sink full of dirty dishes? It represented her health. She was a cancer survive. She spent too many days stuck in a hospital, unable to do the never-ending chores we moan and groan over. To her, washing dishes meant that she was healthy. Being able to stand and have energy to wash dishes was a welcomed change; the alternative was being sick and weak. Dishes meant health; another importantly met need we so often overlook.

Next time you walk into your kitchen…smile. Smile knowing that messes can be cleaned, your needs are being met and you’re being cared for.

Never overlook the small graces you have in your life…even dishes!