Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

by Kathi Lipp

Because what I’m describing right there? That’s a lack of peace.

Satan uses a lot of things to distract us. And most of the time, it’s not bad stuff.

God has entrusted some things to us. I believe we are to use those things to not just bless our family but those around us as well.

Non-Ownership

But non-ownership? That forces us to forge better and deeper relationships.

Owning less stuff is the key to everything. And when your home is more open, you are more willing to open your home to others.

Fear of going without can make us do (and buy) strange things.

At its heart, clutter is a lack of peace.

Scale down to only what you need, and then add a bit of what you love.

Packing for a trip is a reflection of our packing in our lives. Am I constantly keeping things on my journey that are weighing me down?

“My security comes from God and not my possessions.”

There is danger in giving the same value to every possession given to you by someone you love. When every possession is special, none of them are.

Peace is far more valuable than any amount of money you spent on an item.

“All of your precious resources—time, energy, talent, passion, money—should only go to the buds of your life or your business that are the best, are fixable, and are indispensable.”

Best. Fixable. Indispensable.

“One of the most important types of decision making is deciding what you are not going to do, what you need to eliminate in order to make room for strategic investments.”

“You have four guilt-free hours to yourself.” What would you do with them?

What a great question.