With only 5 days remaining... I am STOKED!
As I sit outside and work a third full day of garage selling... I think to myself how blessed we all really are. The idea of being able to literally take such a large amount of items/stuff out of our homes. To be able to donate and sell items that are no longer useful to us, clothes that do not fit, appliances that are out of date, and the list goes on. Not everyone in this world has that luxury and I am thankful for this next 9 months to remind me of what truly matters.
Materialism..
You know I have never really considered myself to be materialistic.. not really I guess. I am not a fashionista, nor do I care that I am wearing American Eagle or Wal-Mart branded clothes. I don't run to the store to buy the latest trend or phone. But sitting here, alone, looking at a whole drive way full of items (some of my own items) - it made me think... Haley you are slightly materialistic. Slightly or not - I am. Haley you do care about the things that you have and you do have more than you actually need!My next 9 months are going to be mind blowing... I already know. If the Lord is already opening my eyes to these things BEFORE I even leave.. I can't imagine the work He is going to be able to do within my life as I spend 9 months in solitude. Ironic much that I will have very little??? Clothes to wear, a sleeping bag to place on the ground, 4 walls with no heating or AC, not even a shower/bathroom area.. No Internet or phone calls.. No car to cruise around in... Seclusion from the world - A step out of my materialistic lifestyle that I have just realized.
It is not ironic at all.. It is the Holy Spirit living, breathing and working inside of me. And though times like this can slap me in the face.. I am very thankful for reminders that the only THING/PERSON I need.. (not money, not fashion, not a car, not a home, not a family) is the Lord as my Savior.
Thank you friends for joining me in this journey..
Blessed to be here to serve Him.
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