If you have been following my blog from the beginning, you know that my husband and I have embarked on a monumental challenge many experts call ‘decluttering.’
This week, I decided to tackle my closet. Some organizing experts recommend taking everything out before sorting, while others embrace the opposite approach.
I’ve ended up somewhere in the middle, with clothes scattered between the closet and my bedroom as I try to figure out the best way to handle the mess.
As I sorted through my clothes, I was surprised by how much I had accumulated over the years. While I don’t require an entire room for my clothes, shoes, and accessories, I certainly own more than enough.
This morning, I was scrolling on my phone, looking for closet organizers and storage systems. In order to make it all fit properly and in an orderly manner, I would need to invest money into baskets, bins, or brackets. That’s when it pulled me up short.
I was reminded of the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21. In this story, a farmer is blessed with a massive harvest. In order to store it all, he tears down his smaller barns to build bigger ones, only to die that very night.
On the flip side, Paul tells Timothy that, “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6).
Less becomes more when we embrace contentment, grateful for what we have instead of constantly chasing after more and the next “must-have.”
Does this mean I will give away most of my clothes and keep only three outfits? No. It just means that from now on, I will be more mindful of my spending.
Do I want the latest spring dress that Amazon pings to my phone? Well, it sure looks pretty. Do I need it? Absolutely not.
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