Hoarding is called by psychiatrists “the fear of loss.”it's triggered by past hurts and losses, or past times of doing without...it is noted in an article by the Mayo Clinic that, “some people develop hoarding after experiencing a stressful life event that they had difficulty coping with, such as the death of a loved one, marriage, eviction or losing possessions in a fire.”
For the believer, following Jesus means denying oneself, taking up one’s cross daily (Lk 9:23), and crucifying the desires and passions of the flesh (Gal 5:24)...It'll cost you something to follow Christ!
We got to lose our former sinful self in order to become all that Christ intends us to be, and to press ahead into His best.....following the Lord in obedience will involve loss, but keep in mind the incurred loss serves to accomplish and receive something greater - and that “something” is God’s best!
Hoarding is an attempt at replacing what has been given up, or what has been lost; and the things we hoard become for some a security blanket of something tangible to cling to during times of insecurity....however, in our pursuit of God’s best the Lord expects us to cling to Him: “Cling to Him, for He is our life and the length of our days . . . that we may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to our fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...so what are you hoarding in life?
