tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post113260775270685126..comments2024-03-04T00:50:02.182-08:00Comments on KeithGiles.com: LESS IS MORE by Keith GilesKeith Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328300571647154699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-1132883418398223372005-11-24T17:50:00.000-08:002005-11-24T17:50:00.000-08:00Amen, brother! As I've lived my life this past sev...Amen, brother! As I've lived my life this past several months with at least 90% of my belongings in storage, I've come to a similar point. I too am embarassed to think of returning to my storage unit with you and others in tow, to load up a moving van with things that now seem fairly superfluous. Not that things are innately bad! In the book Money, Possessions & Eternity, the author urges people to just think about who owns what. Do we own our things, or do they own us? Look with intent at belongings and ask if they further or hinder our purpose, passion and calling. Some may very well help, others may not.<BR/><BR/>I've had the privelege of making friends with a few Africans these past months. I'm liberated by their different cultural context for material possessions. There is a lack of ownership and belonging. Things are useful and when they become more useful to someone else, they are passed on. I've seen you and Wendy do the same, repeatedly, so don't beat yourselves up too much. Allow the Spirit to continue to teach you and direct your ways and you won't go wrong.othentichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268125227798528032noreply@blogger.com