The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing

Here is an awesome clip from A.W. Tozer. I think he is referring to material things, but I would venture as far as to apply what he is saying to ANYTHING, be it material or otherwise, ANYTHING in our lives that is not of the Lord, or is keeping us from going deeper in our relationship with Him.


The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing
There can be no doubt that this possessive clinging to things is one of the most harmful habits in life. Because it is so natural, it is rarely recognized for the evil that it is;...The ancient curse will not go out painlessly; the tough old miser within us will not lie down and die obediently to our command. He must be torn out of our heart like a plant from the soil; he must be extracted in agony and blood like a tooth from the jaw. He must be expelled from our soul by violence as Christ expelled the money changers from the temple. And we shall need to steel ourselves against his piteous begging, and to recognize it as springing out of self-pity, one of the most reprehensible sins of the human heart.

If we would indeed know God in growing intimacy, we must go this way of renunciation. And if we are set upon the pursuit of God, He will sooner or later bring us to this test.