What’s in YOUR bag?
We have all heard the popular Capital One commercial, where Samual L. Jackson asks, “What’s in YOUR wallet?” Well I’d like to know “What’s in YOUR bag?” Talking about our pocketbooks and tote bags ladies. The stuff we carry around, just in case! Our bags have been described as having everything in them except the kitchen sink. If we could get the kitchen sink in there we would probably put that in too. We just want to be ready for whatever comes up. When our kids were small we carried things we thought we might need for them, especially stuff to keep them quiet in church or in the store. As they got older, we starting carrying other things that we thought we might need or others might need, such as safety pins, or needle and thread. It made us feel good when someone asked if we had something and we could reach right down in our pocketbooks and pull it out. Nothing wrong with being ready. But let’s talk about carrying everybody else’s problems in your bag. You spend day and night trying to figure out how to keep people from acting a certain way. We need to learn how to listen without commenting when people bring us negative information. We need to know how to shut it down. Because if you listen long enough you are going to hear something that will make you comment. And then there’s the unnecessary stuff in our bags. Nothing wrong with being ready, but sometimes we can be more than ready. Always preparing for the worst. Ladies you know how we are. We had our hearts broken before, so this time we play the game a little differently. When he calls us we act like we are not excited to get the call. And when he tells us to call him back another day, we take our time because we want to make him wait. And then there are ladies who can’t seem to keep a man, and people have told you that no man is going stay with you, so you don’t expect any man to hang around. Then you treat every man you meet as though he won’t be around long. Self-fulfilling prophesy as he walks out the door. But we ready! Ready for him to leave. Sometimes we need to go with the flow and see where God takes us. Your blessing may not come wrapped in a beautiful package, but it may be just what the doctor ordered.