ACE #2: Bag Lady

I don't care how many years pass, the Erykah Badu joint, "Bag Lady" still flows! Come on, somebody.  If it came on your radio or your favorite Pandora station you would be singing, "Let it go. Let it go. Let it go. Let it go."  Yeah, I am head bobbing while I'm writing.  As I was studying in the book of Mark last night, I read the story of the woman with the issue of blood.  Could I hardly imagine carrying around such an issue for 12 loooooong years? Well, no...not that particular issue.  But isn't it strange how we carry around other types of issues for months, maybe even years at a time?  Some of us can't get over things that happened in our past, so we bring those issues into our current relationships and friendships.  Here's a list of issues (certainly not exhaustive) that plague today's Christians: abandonment by parents, single parenthood, kids out of wedlock, sexual abuse/assault, abortion, adultery, baby daddies, baby mommas, divorce, infertility, holding grudges, etc.  Issues turn into baggage and sometimes the load gets a little too heavy or all consuming.  But here's the deal...the woman with the issue of blood had gone such a long time without healing from her issue that IT GOT WORSE.  She wasn't just healed because she touched the hem of Jesus' garment, she was healed because of her FAITH. Jesus said so himself. So take the time to heal from the things - the issues - in your past that you are carrying in the present and even forgive yourself for some things - seek professional counseling if necessary and then, in faith, seek the master healer so you can pack light.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqN0jsSeqPo, http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+5%3A25-34&version=KJV