‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV — Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.‬‬

Let’s do a heart and mind check-in. Our hearts and minds are connected. What thoughts is your mind consumed with? What is laying on your heart at the end of the day? We can declutter our thoughts by letting go of trivial things. Especially if we are holding onto old baggage. In Proverbs we are instructed to guard our heart.

Think about baggage on an airplane. If you check in baggage you are charged based on weight. You can also take a carry-on with only the necessities for free. In life when we hold onto the trivial things, it weighs us down. We often pay for it when we don’t act or react well with others. I encourage us this Christmas to give ourselves the gift of letting go. What do you need to let go of? Maybe it’s an attitude, a grudge, a situation, or even control. 

Let’s pray. Dear God, thank You for loving me and all my baggage. Show me those areas of my heart and mind that need decluttering. Help me to let go of the trivial things that can be costly. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.