Past sins. Failures. Hurts. Fears. Guilt. Is the baggage we're carrying - and all of us have baggage - preventing us from living the kind of lives God would have us live? What would happen if we would lay our baggage at his feet?

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Life comes crashing down on us sometimes. Demands from every direction. Deadlines approaching. Family obligations. Overbearing bosses. Maxxed schedules. Not many of us have learned how to intentionally leave space in our lives - margin - so life doesn't crush us under its weight. Is there a different way to approach life so we can get it all done and leave room for the unexpected.

"Come," Jesus says, "and I will show you how to fish for people." God's call for all of us is to put in a line and fish for the people around us.

The Bible teaches that the way up is down. The way forward is backward. We have been saved so we can serve and love others in Jesus' name.

The Bible reminds us that "Wherever your treasure is, there your heart will be also." So, what do we treasure? What are we doing with the treasures with which God has entrusted us?