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The 2014 movie, “Wild” starting Reese Witherspoon is based on the experience of Cheryl Strayed who hiked 1,100 miles of the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, from the Southern California desert to the lush forests of Oregon,
on a journey of self–discovery and healing. This trek chronicled Strayed’s attempt to ‘recalibrate’ herself following several unfortunate choices she made during a difficult period in her life.
Throughout the movie, Witherspoon’s character is seen carrying a backpack bigger than she is! It held the essentials for her trip but it was a large backpack.
Have you ever considered the backpack of life you carry every day? Do you sometimes feel like you are carrying an oversized emotional or spiritual backpack in life? Sometimes we need to remove the junk we are carrying around and figure out what to do with it. What are the perceived limitations that weigh us down? What fears add unnecessary weight to life’s backpack? Do we allow our imperfections and strivings to hold us down in our walk with the Lord?
As we name the things in the backpack of our lives, we do so because we believe that God is able to take them from us. God is not surprised by our failures and disappointments…..or our baggage! He is ready to take the heavy load from us and make our journey lighter.
Proverbs 3:5–6 (MSG) Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.
After sharing the Scripture, use at least three of the questions below with your group:
• Can you identify the things – both good and not so helpful – that you’ve packed in life’s backpack?
• What are some things in the backpack of life that are heavy for you right now?
• What is difficult for you to remove from your backpack? Why?
• Can you trust God to unpack your backpack and allow him to give you rest?
TRUST
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Proverbs 3:5–6 (MSG)
TRUS
TGa
ther
ing
Can
you
iden
tify t
he
thin
gs –
both
good
an
d n
ot s
o h
elpf
ul –
that
you
’ve
pack
ed in
life
’s ba
ckpac
k?
TRUS
TGa
ther
ing
Wh
at a
re s
ome
thin
gs in
the
backp
ack o
f lif
e th
at a
re
hea
vy fo
r yo
u ri
ght n
ow?
TRUS
TGa
ther
ing
Wh
at is
diffi
cult
for
you
to
rem
ove
from
you
r ba
ckpac
k? W
hy?
TRUS
TGa
ther
ing
Can
you
trus
t God
to u
npa
ck
your
backp
ack a
nd
allo
w h
im
to g
ive
you
rest
?
Trust God
keep you on track.
from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
he’s the one who will
for God’s voice in you do,you go;
Listen everythingeverywhere
Proverbs 3:5–6 (MSG)
Trust God
keep you on track.
from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
he’s the one who will
for God’s voice in you do,you go;
Listen everythingeverywhere
Proverbs 3:5–6 (MSG)
Take
som
e tim
e th
is w
eek
to
mak
e an
inve
ntor
y of
you
r life
ba
ckpa
ck. A
s you
reco
rd w
hat’s
in
side
cons
ider
the
follo
win
g:
• Hig
hlig
ht it
ems t
hat a
re
esse
ntia
l for
you
r jou
rney
• Circ
le it
ems t
hat m
ay n
eed
to co
me
out o
f the
bac
kpac
k.• S
pend
tim
e in
pra
yer
offer
ing
thos
e ite
ms,
daily
, to
the
Lord
and
rece
ivin
g H
is pr
omise
of r
est!
Life’
sB
AC
KP
AC
K√ √√ √√ √√ √ √√ √√ √ √√ √√ √ √
Take
som
e tim
e th
is w
eek
to
mak
e an
inve
ntor
y of
you
r life
ba
ckpa
ck. A
s you
reco
rd w
hat’s
in
side
cons
ider
the
follo
win
g:
• Hig
hlig
ht it
ems t
hat a
re
esse
ntia
l for
you
r jou
rney
• Circ
le it
ems t
hat m
ay n
eed
to co
me
out o
f the
bac
kpac
k.• S
pend
tim
e in
pra
yer
offer
ing
thos
e ite
ms,
daily
, to
the
Lord
and
rece
ivin
g H
is pr
omise
of r
est!
Life’
sB
AC
KP
AC
K√ √√ √√ √√ √ √√ √√ √ √√ √√ √ √
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