TPC "lite": What I Needed to Read Today
I showed off a few successfully de-cluttered bookshelves yesterday.
But here’s what I’m facing today:
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| These books need to make it onto the white shelves. |
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| These books need to be moved over to the white shelves. |
Replacing Baditude
I start with enthusiasm, making the easy decisions of “Oh, I have NO idea WHY I got this book!”
Then, about 10 minutes in, I stall.
I look at an individual book like it’s my long-lost best friend. Sweet reunion. My missing piece has been found.
And suddenly, I want to keep them all.
I start piling through the give-away boxes in a panic, wondering what good books I’m carelessly letting slip through my fingers.
What was I thinking to let this one go? How can I live with out that one?
Remember: this is not about the books.
This is about whatever I am keeping that has become “baditude”-trapping clutter.
This is about whatever I need to let go…and Let God.
With God’s Word
On Day 18, I wrote about persevering one-step-at-a-time and about pauses-as-part-of-perseverence.
Can’t see the image? Click here to read 1 Corinthians 13:7!
This is what I’m clinging to today.
Not my books.
I need to let go of any book that I keep as a stand-in for God.
I need to Let God protect me (in ways no book possibly can!) I need to trust and hope in Him. I need to look to Him for the strength to persevere in this de-cluttering journey.
And Gratitude
I opened up Sarah Mae‘s blog post for today and was led to one titled “How to Become a Slave” from a few weeks ago. It speaks straight to my heart today:
If I do not listen to God when He tells me to get rid of something or stop something I’m doing, the thing or the direction I’m heading will become a snare to me. It will consume me, and my heart will be led away from God.
You can read her entire blog post here: “How to Become a Slave” – it’s excellent! And convicting. Much needed conviction for me. Right now.
Today, I am grateful for clear direction and support from fellow strugglers!
Now, into the Book.
And then back at the books.
(Remember: It’s not about the books!)
Your Turn!
- About what stuff and/or “baditude” are you feeling convicted?
- Other thoughts / reflections / insights on today’s topic?
I love Sarah Mae’s blog! There are so many of the books that I’ve purchased that have my notes in them. In time I’d like to read some of them again and see what I get out of them in this season of my life. I know that God has grown me over the years. I look forward to the next chapter in my book! Th
thanks for sharing with us today