Suitcase is Packed

I love traveling and the adventure of researching the location I am going to. The questions start coming as time gets closer.
One of the tedious jobs is packing for the trip. What will the weather be? What sites are we planning to see? Who will we meet along the way?
After planning many trips, I wrote and typed up a vacation list. I call it packing on paper. I print it out weeks in advance. I look at the 10-day weather forecast and plan outfits, shoes, necessities, and jewelry.  
I picked up my grandchildren to have a special day with them. As we began to talk, I was thinking about a suitcase and what was packed in it. I started talking to them about yesterday's happenings.
I said, "Today is a fresh day filled with anticipation of joy, kindness, love, and compassion. If I come into the day with yesterday's stuff, it's like keeping dirty clothes in a suitcase with clean clothes. Eventually, everything will stink." I went into specifics at that point.
My mind began to think about my attitude. What is stirring in my heart?
What am I thinking about from yesterday? What was said or done that I haven't dealt with? These things are like dirty clothes if left unattended and not dealt with. They will permeate the rest of the suitcase, and everything will stink.
My heart is the suitcase of who I am. If I allow yesterday's bad attitudes, unconfessed sin, and worries, they will contaminate my whole heart. When I hold on to sin and shame, it interferes with staying present and, holds me back from loving those I encounter. It muddies up the waters of my heart and creates a stench that is not pleasing to God or man. When I allow the Lord to purify my heart, I can love God, myself, and others.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10