The Carry-On
By Jackie Overstreet • August 27, 2025

How to Control What You Allow Into Your Mind and Spirit Daily
You acknowledge God's power when you pray against disbelief, doubt, and fear.
But here’s what almost no one talks about:
the little things you let slip into your carry-on every day.
Because it’s not that heavy, you keep moving.
A careless conversation.
A doubtful thought.
An unhealthy connection.
One by one, you add them to your bag until—mentally, emotionally, spiritually—you’re weighed down with things you were never designed to carry.
We’ve been told:
Stay strong; you can handle it.
But God says, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).
Your soul—your mind, will, and emotions—needs feeding just like your body does.
What you read, hear, and surround yourself with is fuel.
Stand too long in toxic conversations and you’ll feel the weight in your spirit.
Walk with the wrong company, and you’ll find yourself carrying their baggage too.
The truth?
Jesus Christ didn’t design your carry-on to be packed with the world’s debris.
He designed it to be filled with His Spirit, His Word, and His promises.
“No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11).
The question is—what’s in your carry-on today?
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