Well it's been awhile.
I'm on my second move of 4 in 3 months and God is good. Moving, packing, unpacking makes you clean out everything again, and again, and again! It's funny the things I deem "important" and those that don't make the cut.
And that is exactly how my walk with the Lord has been. I draw near and get rid of excess baggage living simply in the word. I somewhere along the way get comfy. I put my clothes in the dresser, hang some pictures up, and settle in. Then all of a sudden I'm seemingly "kicked out". So I need to pack but what happens when you settle in, even with your walk, is that you have picked up a few extra things. And I mean things. These aren't necessities, they can't even be deemed cute-semi-useful-decorations...they're baggage and you don't have any bags to put them in.
I'm so thankful God has called me to this life of sojourning. As much as sometimes I miss having my own place there's accountability in sojourning. There's freedom.
I think that's why God told the disciples to not pack anything when they left. Why the first church sold everything and pooled it all together - living as one. Relying on others is humbling. Humbleness rids us of pride and pride is straight from the pit of hell.
Acts 6:4 says "And we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
Isn't that a simple life mission statement? But it carries so much power. And that's exactly what I want to do. I want to devote my life to praying for those God places on my heart and in my path every day and every second. I never want to forget that my sole purpose in life is to tell others that they are loved by one who wants them to live forever with Him. I want to sacrifice my life and all that that means because Christ sacrificed more than I can fathom for my life.
I can get caught up so easily in jobs whether that's while I'm helping athletes or babysitting kids and I forget that God is giving me the chance to share His love through me. But when I don't have as much, when I live simply without all these things and I am made to depend on Christ, when I am a sojourner and am humbled...I remember. I remember that I am devoted to prayer and the ministry of the word.
Praying for and loving you all
RayLynne
