Do you possess your belongings or do they possess you?

A friend of mine was telling me a story of a friend of hers that had such a giving heart. Her friend was the kind of person that if she had invited someone over and that person complimented an item in her house, she would just give it to them. No questions asked, no hesitations. She just gave away her belongings simple as that.

I was fascinated. I had a really difficult time imagining that I would do the same. In fact, I’m pretty sure that my belongings have possessed me for my entire life. I hold tight to things. I draw lines and have a hard time giving away things that are “mine.” I don’t know why. This little story made me really uncomfortable with myself in that way.

I want to have a giver’s heart. I know that all I truly need is God. I know that love is the most important thing. I know that things, well, they’re just things. But that still doesn’t make it easy to let go.

So I’ll try my best to unwrap my tightly wrapped fingers from all of my possessions that I just can’t seem to let go of for some reason. In the end, they really don’t matter.

You never truly receive until you give away first.

I want to give and give and give.

I want to let go.

What are you holding on to?