Mind Space

     I was wiping down the kitchen table and noticed one of the chairs needed to be wiped down as well.  I ended up attacking all of the chairs with gusto.  As I cleaned, I thought how it's interesting that when something is dirty the dirt is noticeable.  You see the dirt and might think about it for a minute.  I'm sure the amount of time and attention we give the dirt probably varies from person to person.  On the other hand though when something is clean we don't really spend much time noticing the clean state of it.  Our mind is freed up from thinking about dirt, to maybe thinking about the thing itself.  Or in this context of kitchen chairs, maybe we think about the people sitting at the table with us, or the food on the table or whatever it may be.  At any rate we aren't thinking about the dirt, because it's not there.

    Now think of your life and prayer.  When we are dirty, have need to repent, our mind is filled with thoughts of the sin.  Once the dirt is wiped clean and we have repented, our minds are freed up to be able to ponder other things.  Your mind won't be weighed down with the need to repent.  Your mind space is freed up and you are able to progress, the spirit has more room to communicate with you and you can receive inspiration for whatever it is you need your mind to do.