ORACLES: Lesson 2

“When you lose something start cleaning up and you’ll find it, every time.”

“When you lose something start cleaning up and you’ll find it, every time.”

How easy it is to misplace things in life especially if you’re not particular about everything having a place. Truth is, we all lose items from time to time, and when that happens, it’s an inconvenience that demands immediate attention. Quite often, our search is methodical for most objects, yet most of us are completely unbalanced and unsure of where to begin when we are lost inwardly.

The best approach to finding lost items is to begin cleaning up. What we do not always realize is, the same is true when we are lost inwardly. As people, we are spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). If we are physically lost, we have GPS, Amber alerts, “Finder” apps on smartphones, etc. to help us become found. For our spirit, we are no longer lost when we accept Christ (Romans 10:9-10) into our lives. Our soul, however, can become lost and we flounder.

The soul is made up of our mind, our imagination, our emotions, our will and our intellect. And it is here, nestled under a confident exterior, that there are times when our dreams are lost, our feelings are misplaced, and our thoughts are disoriented. There are times when we are intellectually distracted, and our will is under-stimulated. We are going through the motions barely able to recognize the person reflected in the mirror.

It’s a wilderness experience that can cause apathy, frustration, and discouragement, maybe even depression. So, I say again, the best thing to do if you’re lost inwardly is to start cleaning up. Rid the extras and find the original “you” before life happened. Get to the root of what you enjoy so that you are closer to what is intrinsically you.

Peel the layers back in your life to see where you got off track. For instance, maybe you were an avid swimmer who thoroughly enjoyed morning laps before a full day. It gave you a chance to think, plan and strategize. It was your time. Then, life happened and due to a series of circumstances—you moved, your schedule changed, responsibilities increased, etc.—you stopped swimming. And while you made the adjustment because you had to, time has replaced swimming and many other things that were unique to you. What are those things? If it’s swimming, get back to it! If it is doodling, get back to it! If it’s singing in the shower, get back to it! Identify it and get back to it!

Sometimes what’s lost is right under your nose. You have just overlooked it! Start cleaning up. You may not be as lost as you feel, but if you are, peel the layers back and locate where you were when you were confident, then get back to it.

I declare what was lost must be found in your life today!