The First Steps

Well, here we are at step one of a new journey. The point where we step from everything we know, feel and do; to a step where almost nothing seems familiar. It’s that first step that really gets you. Let’s be honest, and I am no different. We love to know what we know. We love to be safe where we control the things around us. (by the way, we never really control the things around us we just tell ourselves that)

So, let’s take that first step in our journey of ethos and life. For me, it brings with it all sorts of firsts. Things like having a rummage sale, to sell all your treasures that have been gathering in the treasury. I know they are treasures because I would never buy things that are junk or I don’t need on purpose….then when most of our stuff is gone, we take what’s left and put it in a box (storage unit) that we pay others to watch to make sure when we come back they are safe. After that, we sell our home, our only place on the planet we can come to and can go inside without having to knock first. After that, we put a few last possessions into a fiberglass box that can go hurling down the highway at light speed as to make it to the most beautiful places God created. (At least that’s what I’ve been told) And if that were not enough, we do it with no jobs, no kids (for the most part), no permanent home or destination, and no set timeline to complete.

It all seems kind of crazy from one viewpoint; but, if you look at it from another viewpoint things start to look kind of different. We have a rummage sale and let go of those things that at one time seemed valuable to us but now they are things that get in the way and hold us back. Whether it’s stuff, a job, bad relationships, addictions or even a house, they can get us stuck and we find ourselves caught holding on to things that only take up space in our lives and hold us back from being able to move forward.

Taking on a new adventure of downsizing and being mobile are teaching us to hold on to the things that are truly important to us. The apostle Paul tells us in Philippians 3:13-14 “But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

So when you are feeling the push or pull to switch jobs, change homes or towns, or just deciding its time to try living a little different, it takes the first step to start down a new road. God wants you to pay attention to your ethos (character). You have a limited amount of time here on this planet so take hold of your life and step out to accomplish what God created you for. As the Apostle Paul said, “Live a life worthy of the calling you have received” Ephesians 4:1. If you don’t know where to start, just do the next right thing and see where God leads you.

Don’t be afraid of an adventure…..you never know where it can lead you! What has God called you to be?

Next stop, moving into the RV. See you soon