It has been amazing to me how much I have been struggling with getting rid of more of our possessions. We are moving to a fully furnished apartment and it is incredible to me how much will be... well furnished. Pretty much everything right down to a potato peeler! When I look at the list of provided items I am on one hand overwhelmed with gratitude that we don't have to keep any of the things listed, but on the other I am sad to let go of my very own things. Particularly my kitchen tools. So many of them were given to us almost thirteen years ago as wedding gifts. I am attached to them, and yet as you can imagine, a thirteen year old potato peeler may not be in the best condition. We can bring as much or as little as we want and the apartment can be fully furnished by the school or partly furnished. So I have a lot of decisions to make. My heart's desire is to bring as little as possible but at the same time I am fighting these sentimental feelings about silly things like my wooden spoons. Obviously this all is very inconsequential in the long run, but I have to be honest that I have been wallowing in this for at least a month.
This morning a received a text from a good friend with Matthew 6:19-21 in it.
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Wow and ouch! I want my heart to be focused on Jesus as my treasure not old kitchen tools!
Brita
