I hadn’t gotten much rest all week. I’d been busy preparing for a trip to visit my son and daughter-in-law in Florida. I needed to get things done in the office and make sure things were covered the next week. I had a long to-do list at home as well, “laundry, cleaning, bill paying, grocery shopping, Christmas shopping, wrapping gifts, packing….” I did my best, but a few things had to be left for my family to complete for me.
There were mental preparations as well. I don’t like to fly. At all. It just feels wrong to be up that high. I also had a lot of “what ifs” about the trip that I had to let go of.
After much physical and mental preparation, there I sat, really tired, looking at the airplane wing out my window. No turning back now. Nothing to do but sit and trust…trust that I packed everything I need, trust that the things I didn’t get finished before leaving would get taken care of if they were truly necessary, trust that I’d arrive safely to my destination and that God would take care of all the other “what ifs.”
I thought about how much work it took to get to this point. I had crammed as much as I could into my checked bag and the bag I chose for my personal item. I was amazed by the people who boarded the plane carrying nothing. How in the world did they do that?
As we prepared for take-off, I thought about how much easier it is to prepare for our eternal destination in heaven. Sometimes we make it difficult by all the “do’s” and by all of the “don’ts” that we put on ourselves, when it’s really so simple. Jesus took care of all of the “do’s and don’ts” for us when he died for our sins. All we have to do is believe and trust in him. Believe that Jesus is God’s Son and that he died and rose again. Trust in him as Lord by turning away from our sin and following him. In doing so, we will be saved for eternity. He will take care of the rest.
As you are busy making your physical and mental preparations for your Christmas celebrations, ask yourself if you are spiritually prepared for your future. Being prepared for your eternal destination is the simplest yet most important preparation you will ever make. Are you prepared?
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ~Romans 10:9
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ~Matthew 11:28-30
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Thanks for your encouragement!