At Thanksgiving 2024, the Lord gave me a dream. I was on a stage speaking to a group of women about “un-stuffing” their lives. I can still hear the words I spoke that night in the dream:
Un-stuffed. Breaking free from all the “stuff” that takes the place of Jesus. How much more “stuff” can you fit into your closet… into your wallet… into your schedule, your mind, your house, your iPhone? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?! Stop stuffing your God-sized hole with temporary things. Un-stuff it! We are bulging at the seams from over-consumption, we don’t need the Daniel Fast, we need the Jesus lifestyle: the Jesus Way, the Jesus truth, the Jesus life. We’re being stuffed with too much information: influencers, podcasts, Amazon orders, food deliveries… quick, quick, quick! We need an overhaul. We need a mental, physical and psychological purge. Get me a dumpster! Brain dump, closet dump, schedule dump…. Ah, I can breath again!! I have space, I can hear the voice of God. I’m not buried under all this worldly “stuff”! When I wake up, give me Jesus, not more “stuff”. Our lives, our houses, computers, our brains, our hearts, are overflowing with “stuff” we’ll never use when we should be overflowing with the Word of God so we can overflow with His love onto others. We’ve become storage units for products we’ll never use, podcasts we’ll never use, and for social media posts that have no use!! We just keep consuming and stuffing it in! What would happen if we used our minds, our souls and our bodies as storage units for God and His Word? A vehicle for Him to ride around in so He could spill out His “good stuff” - His “God stuff” - onto others? What would your life look like if the only “stuff” you ever crammed into your life again were spiritual practices that led to eternal life, and you gave up the meaningless, temporary, impulse buys and the addictions of this world?
At the time, I didn’t know how much those words would come back to me.
When the Basement Became a Threshold
Fast forward to summer 2025.
After weeks of heat, humidity, and rain, we discovered mold in our basement.
At first, I panicked. My mind raced as the mold remediator gave his grim report. I ran upstairs, dropped to my knees in my closet, and prepared to weep before the Lord.
But before the tears came, He caught me and held me there.
I heard Him say sternly,
“Are you ready to let it all go?”
I knew exactly what He meant.
Was I ready to release my childhood keepsakes?
Old belief systems and behaviors that no longer serve me?
My financial “kingdom” that I’ve been tempted to trust more than Him?
Was I willing to surrender control and let go of the temporary so I could step more fully into my Kingdom calling?
Without a tear, I jumped to my feet. Marching back downstairs, I declared out loud:
“I am a strong Christian woman, and I do not put my safety and security in the things of this world.”
Crossing the Threshold
In the weeks that followed, I moved every bin from my basement storage room into the garage and began letting things go — physically, emotionally, spiritually.
God has been reminding me that I am standing at a threshold. And I cannot take this baggage into the next season.
In Scripture, thresholds often mark holy transitions — moments when God calls His people into deeper trust.
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” — Isaiah 43:19
But thresholds also require obedience. Jesus warned us:
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” — Matthew 6:19–21
Un-stuffing is not just about decluttering your house.
It’s about stewardship.
It’s about boundaries.
It’s about refusing to let consumption disciple you more than Christ does.
It’s about choosing the Jesus lifestyle over the world’s quick-fix culture.
The Gift of Mold
As for the mold that set my heart in motion?
It turned out to be surface mold with no long-term effects.
But God used it as a spiritual detox — a deep cleaning in my soul that no remediator could ever accomplish.
Sometimes the very thing that feels like a threat to our security becomes an invitation to deeper dependence.
Steps I’m Taking to Become UN-STUFFED
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Cleaning my house
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Clearing my schedule
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Removing basement bins from storage
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Discarding old belief systems that no longer serve my spiritual growth
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Re-centering my days around spiritual practices instead of consumption
Because if I am going to be a vessel for Christ — a vehicle for Him to “spill out His God-stuff” onto others — there must be space.
Reflection Questions:
Where are you over-stuffed right now — physically, emotionally, spiritually?
What “treasures” might be quietly competing with Jesus for your trust?
How is your schedule forming you into a hurried consumer vs. a present disciple?
What threshold might God be inviting you to cross?
What is one area you can un-stuff this month — your closet, your calendar, your finances, your mind?