Several months before my Dad passed away he looked around the house and asked, “What will happen to all my stuff?” I told him not to be concerned, and I would take care of it.
He passed away last December.
As I type this, there is a huge “roll off” dumpster in the drive way. We’ll have a garage sale on Saturday and make several trips to Goodwill.
Fortunately, Dad was not an “accumulator”, and his stuff consists of the basic necessities of life. The house will be cleaned out and sold.
As I think about this process, I think about the process being repeated one day. My “stuff” will be thrown out, given away, and sold!
Jesus said, “Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” Matthew 6:19-21 The Message
The “take away” for me is to make sure that I not accumulate unnecessary “stuff” and don’t get too attached to my “stuff”. It will show up in garage sales and a garbage dump!
C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S stands for:
Christ has eliminated my guilt
His Spirit tells me I am his child
Awesome victory is mine
My mind is set on his Spirit
Power is made perfect in weakness
I have the intercession of the Holy Spirit and Jesus
Only God knows why bad things happen to good people
Nothing separates me from his love
Satan has been defeated!
Mike Cowart Sr. is an author and a teacher, a mentor and a friend. You can read more of his excellent C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S series here. Contact Mike here.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:39 am
Awesome message and great reminder! Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry for your loss. How wonderful that we have God as our comforter!