" And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”(Luke 12:15)
I have a hard time throwing things out. I'm not a hoarder and I don't have a lot of stuff at this point to give away. I guess that's one of the benefits of moving, we got rid of a lot of stuff that had begun to have a life of its own.
But there are still a few unpacked boxes in the basement almost a year and a half later. Perhaps the yard sale in April will help.
There was a Lenten challenge I saw that said instead of giving up sweets for Lent or something else, how about each day getting rid of a bag of clutter and donating it somewhere? Might be worth considering.
Most of us know we can become possessed by our possessions. We may even fear having to deal with someone else's stuff at some point. But before we can really attack our issue we need to get to the root of the problem. It will certainly help to make sure that our life is defined not by what we own, but by how we live.
Blessings,
Ed
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