Simplify Your Life

Let us lay aside every weight.
Hebrews 12:1

A stressed-out traveller at an airport was worried about missing his plane so he asked a man,
"What time is it?"
The man set down two big heavy bags, looked at his watch and said,
"Exactly 5:09, the temperature is 73, and it'll rain later. In London the sky is clear with a high of 28 Celsius. And let's see, in Singapore the sun is shining brightly.And... oh, this is interesting, the moon will be full over Los Angeles tonight."
"Your watch tells you all of that?" asked the traveller.
"Sure. In fact it tells me much more. You see, I invented this watch and I assure you there's no other time piece on earth like it."
The man said,
"I simply must have that watch. I'll give you $10,000 for it."
"Okay,"said the inventor,
"it's a deal,"
and held out his hand for the money.
The traveller grabbed the watch and put it on, smiling with delight. But before he could take a step the inventor stopped him.
"Wait!"
Then he reached down for the two big heavy bags and said,
"Don't forget the batteries!"
We hope the latest hi-tech gadgetry will be the very thing that will set our schedule free. But in the end it weighs us down, it increases our dependency on something that will eventually break or become obsolete with the next marvel of modern science. It's time we counted the hidden cost before investing more time, money and confidence in the next does-it-all watch. Those batteries get awfully heavy once the novelty has worn off. What's the message?
"Lay aside every weight."

Simplify your life, get back on track, focus - and run!