JUNK: Material Stuff

In his book, "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" Peter Walsh says there are a number of ways that both our living space and our physical shape are connected. In working as a certified organizational consultant and co-host of TLC's Clean Sweep, he has seen it a hundred times. Our physical health affects our mental well-being, our relationships, our career, our emotional health, and our living space. Cluttered homes often equals overweight bodies. In this way, we see that God has really wired us up as holistic people. Science has already shown us that our emotional health can sap our physical strength. We also know the hurts we carry from our past can sabotage our relationships today.

So, even the simplest action in our living space (material stuff) can actually have a positive affect our an number areas of our life. This past week I simply took out all the hangers that have accumulated in my closet (my side not Dawn's). The picture revels the sheen number of hangers that I have taking up space in my closet. Just removing these gave me a sense of less weight and gives me my next step: remove that clothing that I no longer wear and that can be donated or sold for a God-cause.

We are encouraging everyone in One Life to schedule a garage sale sometime in the next two months and donate the proceeds to our Cambodia Summer Mission Team. A number of One Life youth and young adults will be traveling to Cambodia to work along side AIM, an amazing ministry that fights the human trafficking and sex-slavery of young girls.

Will you get rid of some of your material stuff for your sake and the sake of others?

It might help the "junk in your trunk too"!