And then... I thought more, and I thought about how ironic this situation is. Great slogan but wouldn't it be funny to spend money to add another shirt to my already-way-too-large collection of tops and wardrobe items, and tell the world they should 'live simply'? So I didn't buy the shirt.
And instead, I made a decision. I would live more simply in the clothing department: and so a week ago I wrote down a list of the essentials (plus gym gear and work uniform) and those that didn't make the cut ended up in big sacks headed for charity. I'm not saying it was easy - that's why I made the list FIRST before looking at my clothes and deciding I was too attatched!
A week in of living with less, I can tell you it's a challenge but you can always hand wash and I am thanking God that I am so blessed. I feel less cluttered in my life and I'm so glad God has shown me up just how materialised my heart had become - I had no idea til now but the feeling of surrender is great :D There's a quote somewhere out there about how you don't know how much Jesus is til He's all you've got and this totally resonates with me! I'm trying to move in that direction, step by step surrendering more of my life to my Saviour!
Sometimes one needs to put their actions a bit more where there mouth is :)
