Our church
is having a fundraiser rummage sale this weekend, hosted by one of the Sunday
School classes. For several weeks, now, they’ve been collecting items, sorting
them, and this week the gym turned into a thrifter’s paradise. I know we have
been grateful to be able to donate items we don’t need, and in truth, it’s
pushed us to finally part with some things we know we don’t need anymore.
Cleaning out my parents’
apartment has reminded us that one of these days, someone will have to have
pity on us and clean out our home. We keep saying we should just be kind to
that person and help clean out now. Why do we need so much stuff anyway??
So as I studied my way through Psalm
37 this week and saw verses 16 and 17, it brought that back to my mind:
Better is the little that the
righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall
be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
“The little” could mean many things.
Little income. Little home. Little fame. Little attention. It’s not that it’s
bad or sinful to have abundance. Indeed, God grants that to some – in any of
these areas and more. But it’s just simply important to remember that having
little of something, but yet having a righteous heart intact is more important than
overflowing with wealth or importance if your heart is simultaneously wicked.
I’m reminded that God will
provide my needs. If my house is little and my car is small and older and I’m
not famous and bringing in lots of income…it’s okay. God upholds and sustains.
The little can be so much when it’s truly all I need.
So as Ryan and I focus on our
material possessions, as we look through our home and figure out what we really
need and use – and let go of the rest – we feel a sense of relief. God is
caring for us, and we’re satisfied.
It’s a good reminder, and one
that can be applied in many different directions!
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