What kind of baggage do you carry?
Are you "worn out" when you rest or tarry?
"Baggage" tends to make one weary
And often isn't very cheery.
Fear and anger, unforgiveness
And differences which may not matter
Are baggage which we do not need
And peace and rest will quickly scatter.
Irksome things will sometimes happen,
Do not let these things creep in.
Do not let them hang around.
Let them go, and you will win!
"Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own chosen ones (His own picked representatives), (who are) purified and holy and well-beloved (by God himself, by putting on behavior marked by) tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of yourselves,gentle ways, (and) patience (which is tireless and long-suffering, and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper). Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has (freely)
forgiven you, so must you also (forgive)."
Colossians 3:12-13 Amplified Bible
© 2015 Arlene Schwartzkopf