If you’ve been following my blog for a bit then you know I have been talking about making a radical change.
I can’t get away from this verse:

But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. – Acts 20:24 NLT

My comfortable Christian life is quickly fading away and abandoning myself to follow Christ is right in front of my face.
David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, has spoken more truth to me than I wanted to hear. But I’ve heard it. I can’t rewind. I can’t pretend his words didn’t affect me. I can’t act as though God’s not saying, “Get Ready!”
I recently talked about not being tied to my possessions. God smiled I’m sure. But then came the test. Will I really do what I have said? The above picture is a large portion of my possesions that have been setting in a storage shed. Here are just a few things in this pile:

• Books I’ve never read
• An Ebay Dolly Parton collection that I would be too embarrased to tell you the cost of
• A collection of Loretta Lynn coasters from the 1970’s
• A television
• An electric guitar I haven’t touched in two years

Does taking up our cross and following Jesus mean we have to get rid of everything? Not necessarily. I think it depends on where our heart is. But these possessions no longer mean what they once did. Some I have given away. Some I am selling.
I’m preparing to take part in the Radical Experiment, which I will be blogging about soon. I’m hoping you’ll be praying about doing it with me.Let’s get radical! No more waiting.
What do you need to get rid of? Comment below…