No Longer Quivering
by Lori Alexander from The Transformed Wife – The Harm in Worldly Finery
Editor’s note: Anyone remember all the times Lori talked in her blog about having to have her home looking a certain way or perfectly decorated before she was convicted about simplicity? Even with simplicity she’s living in one of the most expensive areas of the country where there aren’t many homes that would fit her own definition of simple living. Nice fat shaming in the last paragraph, plus her don’t exercise too much. Lori has very narrow definitions for everything. What a miserable joyless way to live.
We are to be “free from ostentation or showy extravagance” in everything! This includes in the homes we live in. Instead of spending a fortune on making our homes into model homes, God calls us to be generous and help those in need. Our homes don’t need to be constantly updated to look exactly like the homes you see remodeled on the television. (I know many of you do a lot of it on your own and frugally. It mostly comes down to a heart issue. Where is your heart? Are you using your money to keep up with the Jones or to bring glory to the Lord?
Live contently on a limited or moderate amount of money your husband makes. Save money by showing self-restraint in eating a modest amount of food. Don’t be a glutton and waste food, plus being harmful to your health. Be modest in your exercise. Yes, exercise is beneficial and needed but it doesn’t have to be in the extreme. Be modest in the amount of sleep you get. You don’t need a ton of sleep or you will become lazy and waste precious daylight to get your work done (Proverbs 24:33). Be modest in how many clothes, makeup, perfume, and stuff you own. Don’t store your treasures (worldly finery) on earth since they can draw your heart away from the Lord and the things of this world will all burn one day. Store your treasures in heaven where they belong!
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