Living simply doesn’t really come easy to
me. I want lots of stuff, I have spent
most of my life wanting stuff, and I am always waiting for that day that I might
need this or that. Oh and let’s not even
go there with all the books I’ve purchased over the years and never read.
After being in Haiti and going up North and
seeing how amazingly simple people live, I really am thinking that is the way
to go. I’ve also been known to just
throw things on a shelf because I am too busy to put something actually “away”. Or how about how I still have the little bags
that come with something with one extra screw or a few washers… what in the
world? I’ve been going through things
and either throwing things away or making a garage sale pile (man, if you like
Christian books… this will be the place for you!) and just getting rid of
things to make life simpler. I even have
clothes that still have tags on them!
For a long time the thought of getting rid of
things made my skin itch and made me twitch…
but now, it seems like the absolute right thing to do… Makes my skin twitch to NOT do it.
I can’t believe how much “stuff” I have… I mean I have boxes and boxes of stuff to get
rid of and the crazy thing is that I still have more stuff… I’ve also taken the time to hang things up
that have been sitting waiting patiently to find their rightful place on the
walls.
It’s been
nice to go through things, relive a memory, and let it go. And sometimes it’s hard because I think of
all the money wasted buying things that I never used.
I have to say that eating simply has been A-MAZING! I think that when I started I thought it was
going to be hard, I thought I’d be sick of rice and beans, I’d be tired of
eating the same things, but honestly, it’s been amazing. I feel so good. I also haven’t had any caffeine except for the
few ounces of Toro I had at our team gathering. It’s been so great! I can’t
believe it, honestly, water is amazing and I have had one flavored non-caffeine
tea a day.
If there is one thing I’ve learned it’s that
stuff doesn’t make me happy. I mean I think I’ve always known that… but going
through all these “things” while it’s nice to have, the whole consumerism thing
is just nuts. And for me buying too much
stuff and retail therapy and eating has been a terrible crutch, and it’s time
to let go of the crutches and walk strongly and confidently and very humbly with
Jesus.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
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