The Bag

This week in my small church group we were asked to pick an item from a bag and see if there was anything we felt God was saying to us through the item. I felt immediately God tell me to pick the bag itself, so I did! (After awkwardly tipping the contents out!)  Here is the word he gave me (and you!?)...

A bag on your shoulder

A weight on your back

Dragging life's burdens 

Around in a sack

A bag that I gave you

You filled it yourself 

But gifts I intended

You've left on the shelf

You're carrying troubles

You're carrying shame

And fear for loved ones

You picked up in vain

So the moment has come

To unpack these things

And feel the lightness

That freedom can bring

And as the bag empties

You will start to see

I gave it so you

Could hold more of Me

A season is coming 

So prepare your heart

Now let's use the bag 

As I planned from the start