Baggage

Baggage....

Problems = Opportunities
Obstacles = Challenges
Struggles = Strength
Weakness = Patience.

Most people run at the first sign of difficulty...I'm not most people. As long as people gather in one place , there will be problems. For me , a problem is simply an opportunity to teach.. an obstacle simply becomes a challenge , and through these challenges and struggles that are rooted in weakness ,comes patience and strength... and then understanding....and ultimately Glory to God for his purpose has been accomplished.

Its not about THIS life , it's about being EFFECTIVE in this life...

Mathew 28:19 says - "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"..

He doesn't say "Preacher Go"... he simply says - "Go"... that's me , and you..

That's ALL of us.

In "going" , we will encounter people with more baggage than Samsonite and more excuses than the desert has sand.. We will also encounter people within the fold who have issues and are either in denial , or ignorant.... There will be kids that have parents with issues , and Parents whose kids have issues and every other imaginable combination of issues ,problems and baggage - BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS IT...

Put that baggage down...and walk away from it...

One of my favorite quotes says " And the day came when the risk to stay the same was MORE painful than the risk to CHANGE"

...but make no mistake -

It WILL be ugly ,because SIN is UGLY...It WILL be dirty , because SIN is DIRTY...it WILL be difficult , because SIN makes EVERYTHING DIFFICULT... It may even be PAINFUL ,because sometimes CHANGING IS PAINFUL....

Because when you invite the Devil to a fight - He - SHOWS - UP..

..and he will make it DIFFICULT.

BUT..

... If we have faith..and hope... and LOVE - These problems become opportunities ....and through PATIENCE - We gain our brothers and sisters..!!
We can help each other carry that baggage to a place where it can be set down and forgotten(Galatians 6:2)..
We are able to help mend the broken hearts with the Love of God , and with that SAME love create bonds with each other that are stronger than STEEL...and the fight will have been WORTH IT..

....I have been called ....and I will answer... I WILL FIGHT....
Study the bible with me! The invitation is STILL open.. ;)
Read 2 Timothy 4:1-8