You may have experienced this before but permit me to share. Last Friday, my family travelled with a few others from church on a weekend away. This Christian resort had everything to make a village a home. We were already told to travel light as everything else apart from clothing is already provided. Two nights(Friday-Sunday) should not require much anyway. Yours truly, I packed all and everything I thought would be needful. I had a few extra clothing for the kids. I sneaked a few extra for hubby just in case. For my self, you trust. You won't believe this, but in my restlessness and fear, I packed food (cooked food), cereals. I insisted that my husband packs the Kindle, laptop and kids Nintendo.(That's way too much you'll say).
We got there Friday night to my first shock, WiFi and mobile network were disabled for the resort.(mobiles and computers couldn't function). No food allowed, so it was impossible to store the cooked food. Secondly, the heating was turned on so high, extra clothings were unnecessary. Finally, there were so many activities lined up for the kids they didn't have any time for the games I packed.
The truth is, we came back home with so much that was never used. we shouldn't have travelled with them at all.
We sat back at home Sunday night to reflect on the theme of the weekend away "Travelling Light and Dwelling deep". As we were sharing, we saw on the TV, the corpse of a very wealthy man being taken for burial and all he had on in his casket was a piece of suit, tie and shoes to match. He left behind all the Billion pounds, the mansions and huge wealth. He died and took nothing.
We reflected on both, this rich man's corpse and my clumsy packing for the weekend. How so easily we toil and labour to gather that which is never needful and in the process we forget the needful-dwelling on the instructions of the Almighty. We can be so full of baggages that we leave the very necessary undone.
We came into this world with nothing and whether as single or married, we shall return one day with nothing. Let us keep this in mind that we do not allow ourselves to be beclouded with the fear of the unknown that we fail to rest in the known. The known is that God has faithfully promised to carry us through and our only baggage is FAITH in Him.
Ladies, let us endeavour to travel light and trust God to take care of us as He has promised. Let us give attention to our walk with Him and seek to deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ. That is all that will matter at the end of the journey. That we are single does not make God unfair, that we are married does not make us better people. We are all pilgrims on this earth and praying that at the end of our journeys in good ripe age, we would not have carried unnecessary baggages that will have earthly value but will be eternally useless.
Let's have a quick look at how we are travelling on, is there any baggage we need to drop? Are there things we are holding on to that are not needful for our Christian journey e.g anger, unforgiveness, hatred and strive? God had planned every provision for us in advance and we must shed the weight of everything that may be holding us back from fully relishing in the fullness of His provision.
Is your bag light? Are you making what God planned to be pleasurable a little bit clumsy for yourself?
Shed the load; Travel light.
We brought nothing to this word and with nothing we shall return.
Rest today, in the promises of God that in Jesus, all that we need is fully provided.
You will not lack your mate.
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