Unstuff
Subtitle: making room in your life for what really matters
By: Hayley and Michael DiMarco
Contributors: DiMarco, Michael
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Carol Stream, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781414334783
Subjects: Christian life; Orderliness; Consumption (Economics); Christianity
Description: "In 'Unstuff', popular authors Hayley and Michael DiMarco take an uncomfortably close look at the cost of their love affair with stuff. Their journey towards 'Unstuffing' starts with getting rid of the clutter in their house and driving across the country for three months visiting homeless shelters with nothing more than they can fit in a motor home. Eventually they realize that stuff isn't inherently bad, but worship of stuff is where we go wrong. Hayley and Michael share the spiritual lessons of how even good stuff, like church activities, hobbies, and sporting events, can turn into idols that we worship. Join the Dimarcos on a journey through your own wallet, heart, house, and mind to reveal the pleasures and perils of stuff--and the joy, peace, and freedom that come from learning to love the Creator more than what he's created"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 171).
Table of contents: title: Why unstuff? To find more time ; To put an emphasis on people ; To focus on the good stuff ; To form more heavenly attachments ; To be set apart ; To learn surrender ; To find contentment ; To gain self-control ; To become a giver ; To love ; To grow your faith; title: Wallet stuff. Never enough stuff ; Can't pay the bills ; Overworked ; Stressed ; Too much junk ; Shopping as therapy ; Highfalutinism ; A cluttered life ; Failure to give; title: Mind stuff. Obsessed over what other people think ; Discontentment ; Stuff as medication ; Instant gratification ; Thinking we deserve more ; Worry ; Feeling depressed ; Emotional drama ; Being okay with acceptable sins; title: Body stuff. Health conditions ; Weight issues ; Eating disorders ; Nervous breakdowns ; Insomnia ; Fatigue/low energy; title: Love stuff. No time for relationships ; Isolation ; Giving stuff in place of love ; Martha stuff ; Sexual addiction ; Romance addiction ; Selfishness ; Irritability with interruption; title: Worship stuff. Obsession ; Wanting to be comfortable ; Not knowing enough about God's word. Prayerlessness ; Being disconnected ; Laziness ; Busyness instead of worship ; Overwhelming fear; title: Future stuff. Avoid the triggers ; Control yourself ; Live within your means ; Rest ; Practice peace ; Pray for today ; Give.