The unofficial numbers are in!!! 200 lbs of checked luggage and 97.5 lbs of carry on luggage for a total of 297.5 lbs of luggage! It was a close one and Lord willing the scale at the airport will match ours :)
Packing to move to Africa is really weird. Questions of what to take, what to leave, what to sell, how much to of what to bring, etc. seem to be around every corner. But throughout the packing process Matthew 6:19-24 has been flooding our thoughts. What do we really treasure? Are we laying our treasures up in heaven or on earth? While we are leaving family, friends, church family, and familiarities, we know that the Lord will sustain us and provide for our every need. Matthew's words in verse 21 - "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" are so incredibly convicting. If we are focused on the 'treasures' of this world, there is no way our hearts can be serving God. We must chose whether or not to serve God or serve the things of this world. "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to one and despise the other" (v. 24) - May these words echo in our hearts and change the way we live.
Packing to move to Africa is really weird. Questions of what to take, what to leave, what to sell, how much to of what to bring, etc. seem to be around every corner. But throughout the packing process Matthew 6:19-24 has been flooding our thoughts. What do we really treasure? Are we laying our treasures up in heaven or on earth? While we are leaving family, friends, church family, and familiarities, we know that the Lord will sustain us and provide for our every need. Matthew's words in verse 21 - "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" are so incredibly convicting. If we are focused on the 'treasures' of this world, there is no way our hearts can be serving God. We must chose whether or not to serve God or serve the things of this world. "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to one and despise the other" (v. 24) - May these words echo in our hearts and change the way we live.
