Alright y'all!
It's Word-up Wednesday (evening).
On October 28th I'm going to be continuing in the series "How to Miss Your Flight." This one in particular will be, "Pack Too Much Luggage."
When we fly, we are only allowed a certain amount of bags to check and to carry on the plane. If we insist on taking too much luggage, we will miss our flight. My question for you all is... what baggage, either individually or as a community, keeps us from moving forward into the future that God has for us?
And, metaphorically speaking, what are the right things to pack to bring with us for a successful future together(such as, spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, etc.)?
So ponder that, and leave a comment!
Much grace and peace!
-Tim
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Hi Tim, great thoughts!
I think there are alot of baggage types that keep us from moving forward into the future God has for us. The obvious ones are our own pride and sin but the more subtle ones are often offshoots of those - lack of faith, lack of trust, "unforgivingness" (there's probably a better word for this... I just mean past hurts, etc.). It seems like communities as a whole are frequently weighed down by the baggage of pride and past hurts that are unavoidable when a large group of individuals all try to move in the same direction.
As far as what we should bring, I'm not sure. My mom always told me to pack clean underwear, but it's not clear what the metaphorical equivolent is... perhaps just in case you eat too many fruits of the spirit you need clean spiritual underwear! (there's also a "pruning" the vine joke in there somewhere)
packing light,
Ben
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