What is worthless?

I was reading in my Bible the other day and came across this verse:

"They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their fathers and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the LORD had ordered them, "Do not do as they do," and they did the things the LORD had forbidden them to do. 2 Kings 17:15 (NIV)"

Now maybe this is a coincidence but the other book on my bed stand is a book on decluttering your home and your life. And this author talks a lot about STUFF and how most STUFF is worthless and still this STUFF controls our life. And if I was going to be totally honest, he's right. Some of those things that I thought were so important while standing at the store I couldn't get a nickel for in a yard sale. Some of it was bought under the influence of friends (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?) Some because I was trying to keep up with a decorating or fashion trend. There was always a justifiable (at least to me) reason to add that to my STUFF. But now they just sit. They've passed their usefulness to me (if they ever had it to begin with) and they are worthless but I still spend time and energy sorting, storing and moving it from place to place.

And then I read that verse, "They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless."

Ouch!

I may not worship the stuff stacked around me like I worship God, but I've still been giving it prominence in my life and priorities. And the warning of this verse is that I may become just like it - not worth the price that was paid for me and useless to the one that bought me.

So excuse me - I gotta take some things to Salvation Army...