Dead Weight

Have you ever tried to pick up someone that was sound asleep or, even more, had passed out. If you have, you know what dead weight implies. A little body that weighs fifty pounds, when sound asleep, feels as if it weighs a hundred.

Think if you had to carry "dead weight" around with you everywhere you went every moment of the day. It wouldn't be long before you were dead tired. Your arms would be aching; your legs like noodles; your back begging for mercy; your head throbbing. Yep, dead weight would really take a toll on you.

Today's word is an anonymous quote that I truly love. It says, "You are only as good as those you surround yourself with, so be brave enough to let go of those weighing you down."

There are times when others really need our support and we need to help them carry their load. There are other times, however, that folks will try to take advantage of our kindnesses. I am not talking about those that truly need our help; I am talking about those that just want to weigh us down.

It doesn't take long to realize that there are those in this world whose sole purpose is to wear you down and eat at your witness. If they can just keep adding a little weight to you each day, it won't be too long before you can hardly move one foot in front of the other. Don't let them weigh you down.

Once again, I am not talking about legitimate need - I am talking about selfish greed. We are only going to be as good as those we surround ourselves with, and vice versa. We are to help one another carry our burdens. No one can do it alone. NO ONE! So, we need to help each other; we all need others to help us. We need to help others with what we have. On the other hand, we don't need others helping themselves to what we have, including our sanity and our witness.

If you find that you have an acquaintance that is weighing you down, it may be time to pray about it and see where GOD leads you. If you realize that the relationship is just weighing you down, you need to seek GOD'S will. It may just be time to back away for a little while. Dead weight can wear you down. We need to seek GOD'S guidance in all our relationships. You are only going to be as good as those you surround yourself with. Surround yourself with others that will put a shoulder to the load and carry their own weight.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T