I moved home on 2nd January. This seemed like a good idea back in September. But as the weeks rolled by and the busyness of preparing for Christmas picked up, I became less sure. You see the issue was not just that I was moving but that I was downsizing from a three-bedroomed house with a large loft to a two-bed flat with limited storage space. I simply couldn’t take everything with me and after fifteen years there was an enormous amount to sort through. I was shocked by how much s I had accumulated that I didn’t need and never used. The effort of sorting through it all was exhausting but ultimately liberating. I’ve arrived in my new home lighter and freer.



So, perhaps moving on 2nd January was a good idea after all. It’s that time when we make our new year resolutions and decide to leave some things behind. I’m encouraged by some words of St Paul who urged Christians in Colosse to rid themselves of bad habits and old practices, and put on instead more godly characteristics of kindness, compassion, patience and love.



Like moving house these changes will take effort on our part but leave us lighter and freer.




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