Moving is hard. As a current renter, I have had my fair share of moving for the past three years. I sign a lease that contracts me into living in the same apartment for a calendar year, but once that year is up for some reason I have felt the need to move. Whether it’s relocating back to Chattanooga for school, or just looking for a better area to live in. It’s necessary but the bottom line is, moving sucks.
At first, looking at this small apartment, you think it will take no time to pack and move. But as soon as you get started, it seems almost never ending. It may look small and simple but it’s like the Mary Poppins bag. Always containing more stuff that you probably forgot you had. It’s amazing! How on earth could all this stuff fit in your one closet and few cabinets?
After I got accepted to the World Race and God spoke to me about only saving 2 boxes of stuff when I leave, I decided that I would get rid of my stuff in steps. So last week I tackled my bookcase. I don’t really consider myself a sentimental person but going through my stuff, I realized how attached to even the littlest things I was. I didn’t want to get rid of my Trixie Belden books (don’t judge) that I bought at a flea market and haven’t moved off my shelf in a year or my John Grisham books that I can find a dime a dozen at any Good Will.
God is teaching me how to let go. At first, I thought he was preparing me for when I come home. I don’t know where I will end up so the less possessions I have the easier it will be to settle in somewhere new. Now I think he is also showing me where my priorities should be. I shouldn’t be focused on my material possessions. You can always replace those, but the people, making a difference, and honoring God in everything you do is what really matters.
This is just one the small things that God has shown me in the past few months. God is really changing me and I love it. I know that I am on the right path to becoming who I was meant to be.
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
