The Dung Gate

The problem of the dung gate is the same as with my loft. Nehemiah needed to sift through all the stuff in Jerusalem, sort the rubbish and get rid of it. The dung gate then gave an exit for disposing any more rubbish that piled up.

Nehemiah 3:14

14. But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

The problem of getting rid of the rubbish in your life is two-fold. Firstly you need to get rid of the sin in your life now. As David said:

Psalms 139:23-24

23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Having recognized that we have a problem we can then deal with it and throw it out through the dung gate.
The second stage is keeping it clean. The best way to do this is to put only good things into your life so it can't fill up with junk.

Philippians 4:7-9

7. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.