I sold my first piece of furniture today! It’s been hitting me; I am really leaving the country for a year. The transaction gave me such an unexpected sense of satisfaction. Watching my old IKEA dresser be carried out the door, and knowing that I had $70 waiting to bless some one I meet next year felt great. I didn’t expect it to feel so good. By nature I am a hoarder, which I think is genetic. I want to keep everything, always make sure I have enough. This process of selling my things is good for me, as much as I hate it sometimes.
Today at church Pastor Mark Foreman said something that really effected me. “What are you willing to die for? Most people spend 80%-90% of their time on things they would never be willing to die for.” Woah! Where does my time go? Am I being intentional about spending time living for God, or am I just going through the motions of life. How do I use this season of my life to do what’s really important, eternally speaking?
I want to spend my life on what counts, and let nothing to hold me back from that goal, especially furniture! My desire is to be freed up to go where God leads, unencumbered by all the stuff I have right now. Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally not a minimalist or anything and at one point in the future I plan on having a dresser again. Just for now, it’s not what I need, so I have to let it go. Please keep me in your prayers during this time, there is a lot to do and time is beginning to get short. Pray that all my stuff sells and if anyone wants to buy anything I own let me know.
