Over-Packed

As I teen, being invited to sleep-overs required three items:

-pajamas-

-a pillow-

-a sleeping bag.

My how things change when we become older.  

I've been invited to my friends Lake House for a sleep-over and as I make my list of things to bring, it's turning out to be quite a long list!  After all, I will be gone for a whole night, who knows what I might need while I'm away?

Whether it's an overnight getaway, or a two-week vacation, I always seem to over-pack, but while I was preparing for this over-nighter,  I was reminded of 1 Timothy 6:7. 

It says, 'For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.'

I find comfort in that fact.  

You see, when God calls my name...

    I won't be leaving home...

        I will be going home...

            But that's just me!

This world is not my home, I'm just-a-passing through,

My treasures are laid up, somewhere beyond the blue,

The angels beckon me, from Heaven's open door,

And I can't feel at home in this world anymore!

    Jim Reeves