BAGGAGE CLAIM

What's up everybody! There was a movie that came out a little while ago called "Baggage Claim" starring Paula Patton, Taye Diggs, Derrick Luke, Boris Kodjoe and a few other notable names. Fox Searchlight in an abbreviated summary of the Movie says...

Determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding, flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton) finds herself with only 30 days to find Mr. Right. Using her airline connections to "accidentally" meet up with eligible ex-boyfriends and scour for potential candidates, she racks up more than 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters, all the while searching for the perfect guy.


Well, when I look this movie I see a lot of this going on in life, not just relationships. We all go through life looking for that special something, unfortunately our searching often comes to a screeching halt when life doesn't offer the specialty we're searching for.  I believe the problem comes when we in our efforts become a victim to desperation. Desperation, when done out of impulse often leads to bad decision making and bad decision making lead to missed opportunities. Instead of searching for things, people and opportunities because we've become a victim of desperation, do it out of determination.


My Determination must always lead me to where Jesus is because that's where my blessings are. Just ask a blind man by the name of Bartimaeus over in Mark 10:46-52 where we find him as the text says shouting for Jesus to have mercy on him. Those around him urged him to stop the shouting, but he shouted all the more, because he knew Jesus had what he needed. In vs. 50 the bible says that what was on him he threw off, because when you're determined everything and everybody can't be a part of the next level that God is taking you to. You have to trow off some people, throw off some excess baggage, throw off some relationships, throw off some habits and addictions. Be determined that you're not going to settle and that things are going to be different this time around!

Determination will reach for the eternal Truth, while desperation looks for a temporary fix! Be strong y'all and be Determined! 


- PV
@JamesVeney