Contentment.

When I sold my house back in 2020, I had a lot of stuff that I had accumulated over the years. Stuff that I really had no more use for. I did a garage sale but still not everything was sold.

“Looks like I still own all this stuff,” I complained to myself.
“Actually, it looks like this stuff owns you,” as a deep small voice in my head said. Ouch. He was right.

The goal of my garage sale was to make money, not get rid of stuff. I was holding on too tightly. I wanted to get rid of them, but my possessions disagree. They want to be our master. Our possessions want to possess us. So I ended up just giving it away for free.

The person that bought my house got very lucky as I left the pool table with all the cue sticks and everything that comes with it, A mini bar with the bar stools, a upright freezer and even a 8x10 storage shed.

Jesus once said, “Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

Don’t let that happen. Don’t give in to the urge to upgrade everything. Stop expanding storage space for more of the same stuff. Admit this: Holding privileges or having things you never use (because you’re too busy earning the money to pay for them) demonstrates that your stuff owns you.
Repent and reverse that trend before it’s too late. Live with contentment. Stop giving unreasonable value to your stuff. Discover more about God’s riches and how he wants to own you and bless you. Be more generous and willing to share.
Contentment. When I sold my house back in 2020, I had a lot of stuff that I had accumulated over the years. Stuff that I really had no more use for. I did a garage sale but still not everything was sold. “Looks like I still own all this stuff,” I complained to myself. “Actually, it looks like this stuff owns you,” as a deep small voice in my head said. Ouch. He was right. The goal of my garage sale was to make money, not get rid of stuff. I was holding on too tightly. I wanted to get rid of them, but my possessions disagree. They want to be our master. Our possessions want to possess us. So I ended up just giving it away for free. The person that bought my house got very lucky as I left the pool table with all the cue sticks and everything that comes with it, A mini bar with the bar stools, a upright freezer and even a 8x10 storage shed. Jesus once said, “Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15). Don’t let that happen. Don’t give in to the urge to upgrade everything. Stop expanding storage space for more of the same stuff. Admit this: Holding privileges or having things you never use (because you’re too busy earning the money to pay for them) demonstrates that your stuff owns you. Repent and reverse that trend before it’s too late. Live with contentment. Stop giving unreasonable value to your stuff. Discover more about God’s riches and how he wants to own you and bless you. Be more generous and willing to share.
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