A friend just returned from a weekend trip and she mentioned that she had to pay $25.00 each way to check in her bag....hmm..
It got me thinking....How much have we paid over the years for carrying our "baggage" around? We should all be millionaires!!
What do I mean by our baggage? Well we hold on to bad comments made to us, we hold on to the bad memories we've endured, we hold on to hurts and pains caused by others, we hold on to failures, we hold on to all the things that we should have trashed over the years and we keep it all together and carrying it with us wherever we travel. We sometimes stop and show our baggage to others. We also stop and move it around to fit more in. We can at times weigh it and compare it to others...It also gets heavy at times and our back hurts from pulling it behind us. How can our load be lighter?
We just need to learn to forgive...how? By throwing out the trash and this way your baggage is just the essentials that will fit in the overhead compartment and it won't cost you extra!
When do you know that you've forgiven? Well I believe its when you speak of the hurtful situation and it no longer pains you as if it just happened a few days ago....that alone will be a good signal.
Our load should be minimal....one, like I said before, that can fit in the overhead compartment. We need to carry just the essentials that we need to get through...an example is, remember the hurtful situation? Well keep only what you learned about that pain and don't let it happen again...
Forgiveness is not easy but it is a must for our own wellbeing.
Let's keep our baggage to a low minimum!!!!
How big is your bag? Are you paying a high fee to keep it with you?
Psalm 55:22 says: Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
Good stuff!
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