I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to survival. I think that it is important to be able to survive in any given circumstance because if you can't survive, then the only option is not to survive. This might seem a little obvious to most readers, however, there are a great many of you who haven't considered the fact that you survive every single day. Sure, you're still alive, but who actually considered that you have to survive every day to remain that way? You use survival skills every day without ever realizing it. The problem with today's world (especially in America) is that we not only survive, but we have the ability to thrive and have become so good at it that we take pride in how well we thrive.
I am sick of looking at my house and seeing piles of stuff everywhere. It doesn't matter if it is organized, it's still piles of stuff. I have four or five sets of cups, plates, silverware, etc. I don't use more than one fork at a time, so why do I have twelve forks? Having twelve forks just lets the dishes pile up for longer. (I don't do dishes.)
Getting back to the basics is long overdue. I have a pile of dishes in my sink right now (I told you I don't do dishes) and I am really not sure what to do with them. I think I might actually have to wash them. I had this thought, as I was staring at this mountain (which seems bigger than it really is, I'm sure). If I just had one fork, I would have to wash it every time I wanted to use it, or after I used it so it would be clean, but I would not have a pile of dishes in my sink, because I would have to keep them clean to eat. Why do I have twelve forks!?
The other side to this; besides having too many dishes, I also have too many... everything... I don't need sixteen t-shirts. I only wear eight of them anyways. And so on and so on with pretty much all of the mundane things that I have (not laptops or TV's, I only have one of those types of things).
Then finally, there's moving. Almost everyone has moved at some point in their life. I just got done helping someone else move. I am so glad that I was able to help them move. I don't ever want to move that much stuff from one house to another. I don't even use half of the things I have. I want to be able to pick up a couple of bags and move. Two to three bags and moving is over. Obviously, this is an extreme and crazy idea in today's culture. My ultimate goal is even crazier: Be able to move with the clothes on my back.
We need to get back to the basics.
Be ready.
“Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. (Matthew 24:16-18 NLT)
