Simplify your life June 12, 2007

For the last few days I have been walking around with the clothes on my back, and perhaps a car key. That’s it. No money, credit cards, cell phone(s), no ipod, palm pilot, digital camera, no gargantuan purse filled with lipgloss, jewlery, a pair of shoes, kleenex, reciepts, wallet, etc. If you know me at all, you know this is a shocking admission. Why haven’t I been carrying around all of these things that I need to function everyday? I am trying to simplify my life, so I gave all of that stuff to charity. PSYCHE! I got that ish STOLEN. It was an unfortunate event that occured friday night in the city. Someone smashed out the window in my dads car, and snatched my purse. Although I didn’t voluntarily give up these things, it did simplify my life in an instant. I had nothing to gather when walking out the door, no one to call, no music to listen to, no pictures to take, and no money to spend. I was quickly stripped of things I thought absolutely necessary. And u know what? I’m still here. The world didn’t stop turning. I had to wait till I got home to make a phone call, take cash (or my husband) if i wanted to buy something. It just goes to show how dependant we are on the conveniences of our world, and how quickly these things fade away. A modern day parable for what Jesus talked about in Matthew 6-

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

 I thank the Lord for showing me how quickly the things of this world are taken away, and I hope and pray that my dependance will be with the one I truly treasure, Jesus Christ.