If you have, you've probably gone through drawers and closets you haven't bothered to sort through for many weeks, months, maybe even years. Articles of clothing, papers, books, etc., that you once valued so highly suddenly are of no value at all. Finally, when your sorting and packing are finished, you have only a fraction of what you had once collected and kept as the invaluables of life.
Time changes values and value systems.
Some time ago I was looking through some old files which contain my collection of messages I've presented through the years. As a pastor for 29 years. I had collected about 1,500 messages in all. If I had to take all those messages and select the ones which held the most meaning for me, I would probably choose just a few. Then if I were asked to reduce those few to a brief, short, succinct message, this is the message I want to share with you now.