Anyone who knows our family knows we have been hoping to move to another house for a very long time. That dream has been ongoing in our hearts and minds for many reasons. But there was always a reason to delay it, which was understandable but often frustrating. We love our neighborhood. We have a beautiful view from our deck, incredible neighbors, a wonderful trail to walk, country living at it’s finest, close to town and many memories in our present home. But we definitely need to find another house and continue to look at other possibilities. Ideally, we would love to stay in this same area but so far, that is not an option.
As we consider other options, we are also preparing our current residence to put on the market. Part of that process involves deciding what possessions we will keep and what we will get rid of or replace. It is quite overwhelming after living here almost twenty years. But we know that the sooner we decide on what is most important, the better off we will be when the time comes to move.
Naturally, I found an analogy in this situation. I began thinking about what we carry around with us in life and what a difference it does, or doesn’t, make in this journey. Do we carry around baggage that only weighs us down and clutters our lives? Do we hold onto relationships that keep us from living a life of freedom and peace? Do we hold dear to what is really important and release what is not? Do we make room for growth or become stagnant in the present because we just don’t want to evaluate what matters? Do we truly value what is important and daily make it our utmost priority? Or do we get wrapped up in the trivial that doesn’t add any value to our journey?
There are many decisions in this life…some are major…some are minor. Some are daily. Some are once in a lifetime. But each decision we make influences our journey. Of course, there are times when we make wrong decisions but they don’t have to end our journey. Instead, they can enhance it. We can learn from them and move forward. But as I consider what we will take with us whenever the time comes to move to another house, I am reminded that a greater journey…with an even greater Home…means my decisions are even more important...from an even greater perspective. May what I leave on this earth make a difference. And may what I take Home with me be a soul that lived for the One Who mattered most of all in my journey...here.♥~thl
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