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Are You Over Your Weight Limit?

What would be inside the suitcases you carry if their contents were emotional baggage instead of clothes and toiletries? What weight are you bearing? Are there burdens you are not consciously aware of?

Imagine that you are trying to transport numerous pieces of luggage at once. They are stuffed with your unprocessed experiences and feelings. Consider what contents you have stuffed inside. Perhaps it’s the heavy weight of shame, fear, rejection, loneliness, resentment, low self-esteem, anxiety, perfectionism, depression, anger, or grief.

You try to conceal the contents through perfection or seeking approval because you don’t want anyone to know you have burdens. This load is weighty, holding you down and prohibiting you from fulfilling your destiny. You struggle to clutch all these bags unassisted because you are a survivor. Your pride keeps you from seeking help from others.

Suppose someone sees your pain and offers to support you as you work through it. You tell them you’re fine and you’ve got it. Their intention isn’t to fix you. They want to love and encourage you through the process, given that they see beyond the mask of your hurt. They attempt to hug you, but your baggage prohibits them from getting close enough to embrace. Your pain is the barrier between you and them. You are trying to avoid vulnerability and maintain emotional safety by remaining independent.

By putting on a facade, you miss the opportunity to love yourself and allow others to love you. What you are unwilling to let go of hinders you from receiving the love and acceptance you need to heal and finally set yourself free.

I Invite You to Ask Yourself:

1. Am I carrying burdens that I haven’t yet surrendered to God?

2. Do I avoid closeness with others out of fear of rejection or being hurt again?

3. Do I expect people to leave, disappoint, or betray me—before they even do?

4. Am I open to letting God and others walk with me through my pain?

5. Do I genuinely believe healing and freedom are possible for me?

I Invite You to Pray:

Father, help me to see what baggage I may be carrying and what is keeping me from unpacking it. Please give me Your perspective on Your heart about the things I’m carrying and the answers that You have for me. Help me to trust You and others to the degree that I need to, to heal my emotions and renew my mind so that my soul can be more fully restored. Thank You that I am not alone in this process and that You want to provide everything I need to pursue further healing and freedom. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.