These are a few of my favorite things....
1. Diet Dr. Pepper
2. my Macbook
3. Hypnose mascara by Lancome
4. my pink super-soft robe
5. Caribou Coffee granola bars
6. my iPod
7. Tazo tea "Awake" flavor
8. Love Spell body lotion by Victoria
9. my books
10. my Trailblazer
So my husband blogged a question that convicted me (don't you hate it when that happens?) and my mind and my studies in God's Word have been going in the same direction....pretty good indication that God is trying to tell me something, right?
I like my stuff. I'm not a materialistic person as far as most people go, I think, but I really like my stuff. In fact, when I look at my list here, I think of those things as "needs", not "wants".....and there it is. What is the difference between my needs and my wants? This question automatically leads into the next question which is actually the one my husband asked...What are you willing to give up in order to live a life of simply being blessed by God? (paraphrased from BRAD'S BLOG, "In the Zone" 1/31/07) I want to be blessed. I don't want to be tied down to "stuff". I want the freedom and simplicity of living and serving God and God alone. You can't serve 2 masters. (Matthew 6:24) So here begins the battle between flesh and spirit, the power of desire against the will to resist which can only come from the Holy Spirit in me. (James 4) So, I'm starting to work on that list, and deciding if and how I can give up these things, and what God wants me to do with them...
I've known for a while that I needed to sell my Trailblazer. I would never have admitted it, because I was too wrapped up in it. I love it. I talk to it, especially when it's riding on fumes and I need it to keep going until I can get gas. We bought it when I was working, so we could easily afford it, and now it's just time to get something more economical, something I actually need, and not just want.
Please pray it will sell quickly and we will have the discipline and wisdom to continue to obey.
