We make spiritual progress by putting God into every corner of our lives. Most people on the spiritual path are willing to give God a generous portion of their lives, but there is often one little corner where they do not wish the divine Light to shine.
Bluebeard, you remember, kept open house, with the exception of one little room – and there he drew the line. His current wife, or any of the neighbors could go all over the premises and welcome, until they came to that one little room, the Bluebeard chamber, that was forbidden. Yet that one little locked-up room contained the tragedy of the house.
The contents of the Bluebeard room need not be anything that we usually call horrible. There may just be selfishness, laziness, spiritual pride, or any of the more “respectable” but very deadly sins. There may be an old grudge or bitter remorse.
Open every door of your soul to God. Have no place where the light of His presence does not shine.
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God… (Deuteronomy 29:29).
Until we open the secret rooms of our lives to God, our spiritual journey will be impeded. All of us have thought, done or said things which we want no one to know. In most cases we ourselves do not want to enter that secret room, much less have God or others know about it. Many of us continue to contribute contents to that room in our ongoing behavior but won’t admit it to ourselves. So our guilt and sin continue because we are afraid, ashamed or unwilling to open the doors and let the sun shine in.
The tragic mistake in our keeping of secret rooms is that we are the ones who are locked in there. God already knows the contents. God is waiting on us to open the door so the creator can help us clean that room out. God is ready to forgive us, if we are ready to face the truth and repent of that which we hide. It is our desire for “secrecy” that chains us to our offense(s). Once cleaned, the contents of that room can haunt us no more, and the likelihood of our repeating the offense is dramatically diminished.
Then, we can leave that room in which we have been locked. Then, we can enter the beautiful garden which has been waiting for us. Then we will be free to continue our spiritual journey in joy and peace.
All rooms open,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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