Do you carry a load of guilt?
So many do.
If our spiritual baggage were visible, do you know what you would see?
Suitcases of guilt, bulging with binges, blowups, and compromises. The kid with the baggy jeans and the nose ring? He’d give anything to retract the words he said to his mother. But he can’t, so he tows them along. The woman in the business suit that looks like she could run for Senator? She can’t run at all, not hauling that carpet bag wherever she goes. So what do we do?
In Psalm 23:3 David said it like this,
“He leads me in the paths of righteousness.”
The path of righteousness is a narrow, winding trail up a steep hill. At the top is a cross. At the base of the cross are bags, countless bags full of innumerable sins
By Max Lucado
From: Traveling Light
Used by permission
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I met with a man the other day who was bemoaning the fact that earlier in life he had missed the opportunity to be the family leader he had intended to be. Neglecting his responsibilities he lead a life of selfish indulgence. Now later in life, he is missing the joy of being involved with family… including his grandchildren. Reflecting back over the past he acknowledges that his walking away from his early love of the Lord and doing his own thing has invoked irrevocable consequences. He is back on track with his walk with the Lord. I can only pray that the Lord would bring healing into his family struggles.