“They will know that I am the LORD, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.” Ezekiel 34:27b (NIV)
Dragging my suitcase through the hotel lobby, I wondered how I could have packed so much for such a short trip. Did I really need all this stuff? Perhaps the real reason was my reluctance to leave some things behind. Regardless it was quite a load, and when I returned home there were more things to hang back up than what landed in the laundry. One thing I did learn – heavy baggage has a way of slowing us down and wearing us out. True in traveling and true in life. How often do we drag around the heaviness of hurt, pain, unhealthy relationships or self-defeating talk? Reluctant to let go of things that need to be left behind, we gladly carry our “cross” rather than walk in the freedom Christ desires. Why? We find comfort in the familiar wounds of our past. Holding on tightly, we claim unresolved emotional baggage as our own rather than embracing God’s healing. Unsure who to trust, what to believe or where to turn, we often end up relying on our track record of just stuff it down and pack deep instead of face it, work through it and let it go. Maybe it’s time we lightened our load. Maybe it’s time we reached out for help and experienced the wonders of His “cross.” A resurrected body – unchained from the ravages of sin and death – alive to walk in the freedom Christ desires.
“Father, we waste so much time hiding behind and dragging along those things that hinder the grace filled abundant life. Help us to embrace the healing transformation found when we surrender our lives to You.”
For His Glory
Janet Martin
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