Mark 6:8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.
These verses are still on my mind. I have a trip coming up, and just thinking about everything I need to remember to pack and do is seriously stressing me out, which is ridiculous. What if I just didn’t…didn’t pack, didn’t stress, didn’t fret. What if I just went and had a good time. I could buy or borrow anything that I needed. It would be fine, and much less stressful than what I’m currently experiencing.
Mark 6:9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.
Typically, when I ruminate over verses in this manner, it’s because God has something He wants me to see, realize, recognize, learn. I know that I stress too much. I know it. I know that God will provide. I know that, too. Truly. So why do I rob today of its joy? Worrying won’t add anything useful to my life.
Mark 6:10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.
Lord, Thank You for continuing to work with me on this issue of worry. I know I do it. I know I shouldn’t. It doesn’t help. It isn’t uplifting. It points no one to You. Help me lay my burdens at Your feet and leave them there. Help me to trust You. Always. Amen.
Mark 6:11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
Have a blessed day.