Give It All to God

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light.
Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.-
Glenn Clark

The Lord wants us to be happy. He wants us to love one another. Luke 6:37 says we must forgive one another or God will not forgive us. Our complaints may be legitimate but, it is to our benefit if we let it go and move on. Be kinder than you need to be. Treat others like you would like to be treated, even if you mess up big time. Don't you want to be forgiven? (You are a little bit wierd if you say no, I want them to hate me all their life).

Come to think of it, wanting them not to forgive you could be a form of revenge. The unforgiving person is slowly destroying their own body with the chemicals it dumps out every time they rehash the problem. I'd much rather forgive and move on.

Envy and jealousy are a waste of time and energy. People we envy often have burdens that we would never want. Most of the things we envy are nothing but air over time. God has given us what we need.

All of these things are burdens we bear. they shorten our lives, make us sick and probably even make us fat. (Yes, negative emotions can keep us awake at night. Not enough sleep makes the body less efficient at burning calories. Negative emotions toward others and toward life can literally make you fat.)