Travelling Light: Getting Rid of the Weights You Were Never Meant to Carry

We all weight that we weren't meant to carry. You're invited to let go of some of those heavy responsibilities and find genuine relaxation in Traveling Light.

We've all seen tired tourists stumbling through airport terminals and hotel lobbies carrying oversized suitcases, trunks, duffel bags, and backpacks that contain everything they possess. Back pain. Feet ache. Eyelids sag. We've all seen individuals like that, and occasionally, if not because of our physical belongings, then at least because of our spiritual weight, we are all people like that.

The guilt suitcase. A bag of unhappiness. You sling a hanging bag of sorrow over one shoulder and a duffel bag of tiredness over the other. Add a suitcase of uncertainty, a bedroll of isolation, and a trunk of terror. Soon enough, you'll be hauling more than a skycap. Why else would you be so exhausted at the end of the day? Luggage transport is demanding.

With its focus on the consoling, uplifting verses of Psalm 23, Traveling Light will provide you with the inspiration and methods you need to let go of the following burdens:

• Self-reliance
• Arrogance
• Hopelessness
• Disappointment
• Shame

Max tells us that the Lord is asking us to lay down the weights that we aren't meant to carry and to put our confidence in him. At the baggage claim, he is the father. What does a father reply when his five-year-old kid tries to take the family trunk off the carousel? What God is saying to you, the father will impart to his son.

"Put that down, youngster. That one I'll carry.

What if we accepted God's invitation? We could discover that we are moving a little lighter.