A blonde is running as fast as she can to catch the bus, her hair whipping all over the place as she tries to hold onto her laptop, backpack, duffel bag, lunch bag, coffee mug, and a stack of textbooks.  She almost trips. She is panting like nobody’s business.  The bus door closes and she whimpers and runs faster.  The bus driver sees her and graciously waits.  She sits down, exhausted, and tries to set down all her stuff without dropping a book or letting her Tupperware containers make their getaway.

This was me a couple weeks ago!

As I sat there on the bus, I was fully aware that I was loaded with way to much stuff.  I also noticed that others around me were only carrying a purse or a small backpack.  At that moment God spoke to my heart, and I began to wonder what the world would look like through His eyes.  What would I see?  Though I was physically weighed down with heavy baggage, I wondered how many people on that bus were carrying around emotional, spiritual, and relational baggage.

Girls, can you relate?  Are you carrying a lot of baggage while trying to hide behind a mere purse or little backpack?  You don’t need to pretend with God. He knows you have been hurt by relationships and jaded by the world. He sees your weariness, your pain, your wounds, and your disappointments.

“Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

These are the words of Jesus in the book of Matthew.  Hold onto them, and shed your baggage.

Michelle