We do this spiritually. We carry anger, resentment, we carry hurt, unforgiving. We can carry love, lust, pity coveting, unhappiness, joy. worry, fear. We can carry walls because we want to keep people out. We all carry something but it is important to know what it is.
Why is it important to know what you carry?
When packing for a trip, you pack according to where you are going. For example, you don't pack to go to Alaska in the winter with a bunch of summer clothes. You don't pack a bunch of winter clothes to go to Hawaii. You know exactly what is in your bag for your journey. We have to do the same thing spiritually.
Our life is a journey and depending on where we are going, we have to know what we are carrying. Do you have hurt? Are you angry all the time? Do you feel needy? Why? Where did this stuff come from that you are carrying? You can't take your past hurts on the journey God has for you. You have to unpack those bags and fill them up with right things. Replace your hurt with forgiveness, the anger with love.
How?
The previous paragraph has some of the questions you can ask yourself. You have pinpoint where these emotions come from. Answer the who, what, why and how. The next step is to pray about the answers that these thing will no longer have the power to control you. Ask God to uproot these things from your heart, mind and soul. Ask Him to put in you a spirit of forgiveness. Ask Him to give you the strength to stand firm on your deliverance when temptation or triggers come to try to make you put hurt back in your bag.
Refill?
The next step is to fill your bag with preparing for the journey God has for you. Fill up your bag by staying in His word. Start out by reading a scripture a day and go from there. He will speak to your heart as you read. He will fill your bag for the journey day by day. My link to my book 21 Day Spiritual Diet To Know Your Purpose in paperback and in ebook to help give you a jump start on how to fill up your bag for the journey God has for you.
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