The Abundance of Things by Jewels From The Word
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to simplify. Same resolution for 10 years.Lately I have been trying really hard to get rid of stuff. It is an ongoing battle, a struggle to keep what is necessary and let go of things that I don’t need, I don’t love, don’t fit, that don’t make me smile when I look at them.
I have a closet full of clothes, drawers full of stuff, cabinets full, pantry full, linen closet full. I have books and magazines everywhere, in bookshelves, in the bathroom, on the coffee table. I have 5 sets of dishes, 3 sets still packed away from our move 16 years ago.
I decluttered my clothes closet last year. When I unpacked my winter things this fall, most don’t fit, some never did. Most are outdated and a few in need of repair. The struggle right now in the dead of winter is to mix and match the clothes I can wear so I can make it through this season without spending money on clothes. Now that I've lost weight I really need to buy clothes, but my closet is full. And a woman must have shoes. I have lots of shoes, some of which don’t fit and never have but “aren’t these so cute?” Some of them need to be discarded but “I might wear them in the garden next spring.”
Jesus said, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of things he possesses.” Luke 12:!5 NKJV
Lavon Hightower Lewis
My possessions do not determine who I am. My life is more than what name brand of clothing I wear and the designer purse I carry. Have you ever thought that maybe hoarding stuff is a form of greed or covetousness? Yes, that was a staggering thought to me too. I guess it is time to start giving more of it away.
No wonder Jesus said it is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
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Remember this, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35
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