By Max Lucado
Under his care you will go where you’ve never been and serve in ways you’ve never dreamed. But you have to drop some stuff. How can you share grace if you are full of guilt? How can you offer comfort if you are disheartened? How can you lift someone else’s load if your arms are full with your own?
For the sake of those you love, travel light.
For the sake of the God you serve, travel light.
For the sake of your own joy, travel light.
There are certain weights in life you simply cannot carry. Your Lord is asking you to set them down and trust him. He is the father at the baggage claim. When a dad sees his five year-old son trying to drag the family trunk off the carousel, what does he say? The father will say to his son what God is saying to you.
“Set it down, child. I’ll carry that one.”
What do you say we take God up on his offer? We just might find ourselves traveling a little lighter.
I can’t overstate God’s promise:
“Unload all your worries onto him, since he is looking after you” (1 Peter 5:7 JB).
