A Max Lucado to begin the day:

An Itchy, Scratchy Burlap Sack

"You have a sack. An itchy, scratchy burlap sack! You probably aren't even aware of if, 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!" (Matthew11:28) He already knows what your stones are. He's just waiting for you to give Him your sack!"

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