As I read, it was apparent that our lives and relationships are not that different. We all bring the “baggage” of our lives with us. Baggage of families, friends, jobs, church upbringing, and even the misconceptions we have of God. In carrying this, it all weighs us down, lugging it, we struggle to let it down, we can even say, we are afraid of what will happen if we let go. Human, that's what we are, with faults, stains in our lives, we all carry our past... So does the church. That thought stung, and it stung hard, because you are a part of the church, I am a part of the church, we are a part of the church, with our past.
Thankfully, Jesus wants to take our “baggage” from us. He wants us to be able to let go of all of the hurts and pain that we carry, give it to Him to carry. He offers us the chance of a life that is free of the weight of our past and it includes a future not to be believed!
Today we continue to travel this journey, realizing that our baggage is lighter, and at times not present at all, when we accept that He has taken care of it. Thankful for HIS offer to take my past, will you allow Him to take yours??
See you at the crossroad....
