Balance.... a P.S. to my last post

I feel like I need to add to my last post about 'things and stuff". In all things in life there is balance. I am not thinking any of us should live like poor monks. We are to have comfort and pretty things around us, I believe that. Looking at Proverbs 31 sort of gives us the idea that prosperity is something a woman works for, but the point remains, that we should not over extend our means and always put the needs of others on the same level of importance. Never forgetting the orphans and widows, the elders in our families and those in our midst.
Just in our modern day, we own and want more than we would ever need. That is not a good thing. Not when there are so many in need.
I have pretty things around me, most gotten at Goodwill or given to me as gifts. I work hard at keeping things in balance. Not having more than I will use or have just because I think I should or because someone else has them. Working towards modesty in ownership.
But don't think you need to live in a stripped down minimalist type home, where comfort is not found. Homes should be welcoming and pleasant. Living life with security in who you are and not in the things you own !
Just wanted to add that to what I had said in the last post. Didn't want anyone misunderstanding what I was trying to say.