Psalm 34:17-20 ESV When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the
brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the
righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all
his bones; not one of them is broken.
John 14:27 ESV Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to
you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled,
neither let them be afraid.
Matthew 11:28 ESV Come to me, all who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.
Psalm 23:3 ESV He restores my soul. He leads me in paths
of righteousness for his name's sake.
Psalm 51:10 ESV Create in me a clean heart, O God, and
renew a right spirit within me.
Romans 8:28 ESV And we know that for those who love God
all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his
purpose.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could simply lose our emotional
baggage with the same ease and efficiency that our luggage gets lost by our
chosen airline companies? If only we could find a way to turn off our emotions
and memories that easily.
After reading an
article by Dr. Les Parrott and Dr. Neil Clark Warren they provided me with a great understanding of the term emotional
baggage by stating: “History is what has happened in our lives. Baggage is how
we feel about it. Your psychological perspective on your past determines, to a
great extent, your personal health and vitality.”
According to Drs. Parrott and Warren, “Everyone has a
history and an emotional response to it. What matters, when it comes to being a
healthy, thriving human being, is whether or not you have made the choice to painstakingly unpacked your baggage. If not, it is bound to
stunt your personal growth. You can never feel profoundly significant (right,
comfortable) at your core until you make peace with this emotional baggage. The
healthiest among us, have rummaged around in their own suitcases. They have explored what
they feel and why the feel the way they do about their history. The act of
simply identifying and labeling their emotions as they explore their past
serves as a springboard to personal growth, self-insight and maturity. It even
impacts physical well-being…In order to get beyond your past; you sometimes
need to get into your past.”
It’s not easy digging up the past; in fact, it can be very
painful. The old adage, “time heals all wounds” really only works if we take
steps to start the healing process.
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