This afternoon (Sunday afternoon, when i wrote this but just getting around to posting till now) 2 things happened. Well, 2 things that made me think and write this blog.
Renee's gonna be mad at me, but anyways! She still had a suitcase on her bed from Steve and Bri's wedding in Vegas, still filled with clothes, this is her MO though, so nothing new! I also had two suitcases in the garage in my way on a daily basis that had been returned by friends who had borrowed them. So today, it was time to get the ladder and put these 3 suitcases in their place up in the rafters of the garage.
At first, I thought about just leaving the suitcases down because in 3 weeks they will be packed and on a plane to Missouri. A very important and meaningful visit to my mama and daddys. My daddy turns 75.
Thinking about a suitcase and how carefully and thought out and packed and repacked several times, how much can I fit in and still keep it under 50 pounds, made me visualize a couple of things. One being the Sacramento airport in the baggage claim area where they have a display of mismatched luggage. Stacked from floor to ceiling....it made me think about the many times I made it to my destination and my luggage didn't! This past Christmas to Orlando for an MPS convention for example I got there before my luggage, but it all worked out!
Back to the unclaimed luggage.....hard to imagine, how people forget to claim their suitcases. I mean, don't they think about that piece of luggage which contains their clothes, make-up, shoes, hairdryer and pajamas. There are mounds and mounds of forgotten, abandoned and I'm sure many are just lost or misplaced or were sent to the wrong airport with a stroke of a key. Yet, there are just sitting there waiting to be claimed.
The more life experiences I live through, the more I'm convinced that fulfilling my purpose isn't just automatic. I sure wish I didn't miss anything important, but I honestly can't say that. I know I don't accomplish everything I'm meant to do...not that I don't want to. I'm not perfect (but who is?) but I am a work in progress. I have learned life is mine to claim, yet I don't always reach for more. Why is that? Maybe I find it hard to believe there could be more to than me than what I see. Maybe it is the fear of failure. Maybe it is the anxiety of the unknown, or even having others watch and possible judgement.
As we were putting the luggage away, I couldn't help but compare the baggage claim area in Sacramento airport where the luggage is stacked from the floor to ceiling to possibly a room filled from floor to ceiling with all the good things meant for me....to be, to have, to do and to give. Yes, I want it all, don't we all? It's got my name on it and if it's meant for me and if God truly believes I am equipped to carry the weight of it, then yes I want it ...I want to claim it.
Let's think about this for a minute and ask ourselves. "What if there's more waiting for us to claim?"
*maybe deeper love for family and friends and strangers
*a greater purpose and fulfillment in our careers
*blessings beyond our hopes and needs
*more for us to contribute and give to the world around us
*to leave a legacy that would shape generations to come
*opportunities to share our experiences, hopes and strengths with others
Phil 4:13 always comes to mind and God's words that I try to live by "all things are possible with Jesus" and I know God has a plan for me and for you and we need to just claim it!
All because of His Amazing Grace.....
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