The thought of packing for a year in one 70-liter backpack is one that has caused many a nightmare for a list maker like me. It’s kind of like playing that ice-breaker game “if you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you bring?”
When you come to the realization of how little your really NEED to live, you start to think about why you have so much more. We often hear how “blessed” America is. While America may be materialistically blessed, how many truly happy and at peace people do you know? Why is it that the sweet babies overseas who have NOTHING in terms of possessions have such untouchable joy? Because they are reminded that the source of their joy can be touched by neither moth nor rust. Sadly, we Americans often think ourselves the source of our blessing. We forget how much we truly need God. We depend on our cars, our money, our jobs, our family, our church, our friends…and when all of those things fall through, God. If I’m not speaking to you, great! But out of the overflow my own heart, my hand types…
Bunny trail culmination…..I am really excited to live simply. I am excited that I have $3.25/day for food. I am happy that I can only bring 7 shirts. I am happy that I’ll often be sleeping in a tent. I am happy that I won’t have a cell phone. I am happy that I will be living among the people we’re ministering to. I am so very thankful that God has increased my appetite for Him and decreased it for the things that I once sought to make me happy.
“Everything I once held dear // I count it all as loss”
