The White Suitcase
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25)
Many years ago our first grader, little white suitcase in hand, was ready to leave in search of a better place. She had been invited to go to her room to think over some behaviour, and apparently thought it the perfect time to pack up and get out of Dodge. I watched from the window as she doggedly made her way to the end of the sidewalk. At the street corner, she sat down on the little suitcase, pondering her next move.
Have you ever had a day where you are just ready to throw in the towel and say, "Enough's enough!"?
This a redundant question, as we all have had, or will have. It's just part of life. We never know what kind of curve we might be thrown, as much as we plan things out. Some days you feel like packing up, cashing it all in and running away to a South Sea island.
A geographic change doesn't work, though. And as often as we've heard the saying, 'When you get lemons, make lemonade', that doesn't always do the trick either.
I walked outside and back home with my daughter; the moment passed and everything was fine.
God has a great message for us to handle times like that. The message is He wants to handle it for you. All you have to do is come to Him. In Matthew 11, Jesus says, "Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy-laden and overburdened...and you will find rest, relief, ease, refreshment and blessed quiet for your souls." Because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, we know His Word is true and He makes good on His promises.
The next time you think of packing up and running away, remember... there's Somewhere to go and "Someone" to go to first.
"The Lord is my shepherd... he leads me beside still waters, he refreshes and restores my soul." (Psalm 23:1-3)
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