Easier said than done? Definitely! The first step is the hardest? Absolutely!
A huge part of preparing for The World Race is obviously raising the support. I am confident that God will provide, He always has. What is more challenging is taking the steps He asks. He will provide, but I must obey.
The majority of my life I think I have taken Jesus’s words and tried to fit them into my life instead of changing my life to fit Jesus’s words. That has to change. God has asked me to “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.” This seems crazy. I have had several people ask me, “What are you going to do when you come back?” And I don’t have an answer. I have no idea. But I know that God does know and if He is asking me to do this He has a reason and a plan, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you.” So, regardless of how crazy this my seem, it would be far crazier not to obey. As David Platt points out in the book ‘Radical,’ “Jesus was not trying to strip this man of all his pleasure. Instead he was offering him the satisfaction of eternal treasure.”
A few days ago I took the first step. My sisters, Kristy and Jessica, and my other sisters, Jessica and Christina, came over and bought some of my stuff. I thought it was going to be hard to let it go, but it was surprisingly freeing. Thank you ladies! And today I started taking pictures of all of my stuff to put online and sell, and then I began packing up my closet. It is so surprising how many cloths I had that I didn’t ever wear! Why do we keep the things we don’t use or need? And now my walls, shelves, and closet are becoming bare, my boxes are getting full, and my heart is preparing for all God has in store!
I write this blog for a few reasons; one, because I want to let everyone know how God is moving along this journey, and two, because I want my friends and family to know that while you may see several things you have given me over the years go up for sale, it does not mean that I am unappreciative. As some of you know, gifts are one of my love languages and I do appreciate all of the thought that was put into each gift. In a way I am sad to let those things go because for me, each gift tells a story and represents part of a relationship. But in the end, it isn’t the gift that matters, it is the thought and the memories that surround the gift, and I will have those forever.
Thank you all for your support! And if you want to buy any of my stuff just let me know. 😉 (A shameless plug I know.) It will be going online before the end of the year.
God bless!
