As I continue to go through all of my things from the move to a new house and as I finish bringing everything over from the old house, I am quickly realizing…
I have too much STUFF!
And I’m not very proud of all of my STUFF. It makes me feel pretty selfish when I look at all of my STUFF. Why have I accumulated so much STUFF? And it’s STUFF that I can’t wear anymore. STUFF that is outdated. STUFF that I used when I was in middle school. STUFF that is weird. STUFF that I am so attached to that I can’t get rid of it.
It is STUFF that isn’t doing me any good because I’m not using it. And it isn’t bringing any good to others because I’m keeping it for myself. I am just holding on to my STUFF. Filling up boxes and boxes of this STUFF that I am only going to take and put in the attic.
I go to move some of my STUFF to the give-away pile and all of a sudden my STUFF becomes so meaningful to me…or so I think. “Oh that shirt…I wore it when we went bowling one night in high school…I can’t get rid of it because that was such a fun night..” However that shirt has been washed too many times that it is too small & way too faded. I would probably never wear it again. “Oh those pants that I wore so much that they now have a hole in them…I can’t get rid of them, I used to wear them everywhere & all of the time…” The fact is that the hole is why I can’t wear them anymore and will never wear them again.
So why do I hold on to these things???
This next year is either going to be really refreshing for me or really difficult for me dealing with STUFF. I am used to living in a room with so much STUFF that I don’t know what to do with. This is America, right?..we love our STUFF, right? Well, this next year I will be living out of a backpack…and with everything I have to pack such as a tent & sleeping bag, I will only have room for like 10 shirts & a few skirts & pants. Crazy?? Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. But it’s going to be awesome!
I know God will continue to do a huge work in my heart with my attachment to my STUFF. Because in reality, nothing here on Earth is actually mine. It has been loaned to me for my time here on Earth. Our STUFF will not go to heaven with us. I mean, will we even need all of this STUFF in heaven anyway?!
So saying all of that… I need to go get rid and give away some of this STUFF!!!
PS_ Make sure you go check out the Kernersville Goodwill next week for a new arrival of STUFF. 😉
