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bluidkiti · 07-21-2014, 10:40 AM

An Itchy, Scratchy Burlap Sack
by Max Lucado

You have a sack. An itchy, scratchy burlap sack! You probably aren’t even aware of it, you may not have been told about it, but it was given to you. You needed the sack to carry the rocks, boulders, pebbles. All are unwanted. Some were rocks of rejection. You thought you were good enough for the team, but the coach didn’t. The instructor didn’t. They and how many others? It doesn’t take long before you get a collection of stones. Make a bad choice…get called a few names…get abused. And so the sack gets heavy with stones we don’t deserve, along with a few we do.

How can you have dreams for the future when all your energy is required to shoulder the past? Jesus says He is the solution for weariness of the soul. Go to Him. “Come to me, all who are weak and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). He already knows what your stones are. He’s just waiting for you to give Him your sack!

From When God Whispers Your Name

MajestyJo · 07-22-2014, 01:11 AM

Was thinking sack cloth and ashes, playing the old roles of martyr, victim, and scapegoat.

We can walk with the God of our understanding and walk newborn in the Spirit.

I can let go of the old habits, behaviours and abusive thinking towards ourselves and others.

07-21-2014, 10:40 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,925	An Itchy, Scratchy Burlap Sack An Itchy, Scratchy Burlap Sack by Max Lucado You have a sack. An itchy, scratchy burlap sack! You probably aren’t even aware of it, you may not have been told about it, but it was given to you. You needed the sack to carry the rocks, boulders, pebbles. All are unwanted. Some were rocks of rejection. You thought you were good enough for the team, but the coach didn’t. The instructor didn’t. They and how many others? It doesn’t take long before you get a collection of stones. Make a bad choice…get called a few names…get abused. And so the sack gets heavy with stones we don’t deserve, along with a few we do. How can you have dreams for the future when all your energy is required to shoulder the past? Jesus says He is the solution for weariness of the soul. Go to Him. “Come to me, all who are weak and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). He already knows what your stones are. He’s just waiting for you to give Him your sack! From When God Whispers Your Name __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

07-22-2014, 01:11 AM	#2
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Was thinking sack cloth and ashes, playing the old roles of martyr, victim, and scapegoat. We can walk with the God of our understanding and walk newborn in the Spirit. I can let go of the old habits, behaviours and abusive thinking towards ourselves and others. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

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