Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear

Wow, I love Max Lucado's books & I think this one is more relevant than ever today: Sick of always being tired (or sick?) in the 'time of corona?' Feeling like there's no hope left in the world? Wishing you weren't constantly worrying & fearful all the time now? Over the constant disappointments corona virus keeps handing out? Can't stop yourself buying that pretty new plant at Bunnings? (Guilty lol!) Well, God can fix all of that, if you let Him.
In Travelling Light, Max breaks down the 23rd Psalm. The mix of touching stories & anecdotes & downright funny jokes help to explain what this famous psalm is all about. I'll be keeping this book close for awhile :O)

I've read several Max Lucado books, and have always learned from them. This one is not quite as great as some of his others, but you will be glad you read this. Lucado has a familiar and humorous writing style, using examples from his own life. This makes the book (and all his books) very readable and relate-able. In Traveling Light he uses the 23rd psalm "The Lord is my shepherd" to demonstrate how God wants us to release the burdens we were never meant to bear.

I haven't read many of Max Lucado's books. I like to think about the complexity and contrasts inherent in being a Christian. I like my theology complicated and messy. But there are times when what I really need is comfort, reassurance, and certainty. This is what I find in Lucado's work.

This book begins with the premise that many of us are not traveling light. We are bearing heavy burdens and often feel like we have to bear them alone. Lucado uses the 23rd Psalm to help us see that we are not intended to bear those burdens alone. The 23rd Psalm provides an alternative: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

Each chapter of the book focuses on one line of the 23rd Psalm, a Psalm that I cannot recite without hearing my show more grandmother's words in my head. The result is not any shocking insights, but rather a welcome reminder of ideas that echo throughout the Bible and throughout my Christian upbringing - words that I needed to hear right now. show less

My church read this book as part of their weekly bible study. I can’t attend the bible study, but I thought I'd read along. The book walks the reader through Psalm 23 in a way that is meaningful, accessible, and easy to apply to real-life. Max Lucado is a popular Christian author and I can see why. I am very likely to read more books written by him.

Todos estamos agobiados por cargas que nunca debimos llevar. Junto al autor de bestsellers del New York Times y pastor Max Lucado, Aligere su equipaje le invita a liberarse de algunas de esas cargas pesadas, y a experimentar la verdadera paz.

Todos hemos visto a viajeros cansados, con todo lo que tienen dentro de su equipaje, tambaleándose por las terminales y los vestíbulos de los hoteles. Dolor de espalda. Los pies arden. Los párpados se caen. Todos hemos visto gente así; y a veces, todos somos así, ya sea con nuestro equipaje físico o con nuestra carga espiritual.

La maleta de la culpa. El saco del descontento. La bolsa de lona del cansancio en un hombro y la bolsa colgante de la tristeza en el otro. Añade una mochila de la show more duda, una bolsa de viaje de la soledad y un baúl del miedo. Muy pronto estás tirando más cosas que un paracaídas. No es de extrañar que estés tan cansado al final del día. Cargar con el equipaje es agotador.

Centrado en torno a las reconfortantes y edificantes palabras del Salmo 23, Aligere su equipaje le dará el estímulo y las herramientas que necesita para liberarse de cargas como:

Autosuficiencia
Arrogancia
Desesperanza
Decepción
Vergüenza

Hay ciertos pesos en la vida que simplemente no estamos diseñados para llevar, y Max nos recuerda que el Señor te pide que los dejes y confíes en él. Él es el padre en la recogida de equipajes. Cuando un padre ve a su hijo de cinco años tratando de arrastrar el baúl familiar fuera del carrusel, ¿qué le dice? El padre le dirá a su hijo lo que Dios te está diciendo a ti.

"Déjalo, niño. Ese lo llevaré yo".

¿Y si aceptamos la oferta de Dios? Puede que nos encontremos viajando un poco más ligeros.

We're all weighed down by loads we were never intended to carry. With New York Times bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado as your guide, Traveling Light invites you to release some of those heavy burdens and experience true rest.

We've all seen weary travelers--everything they own crammed into their luggage, staggering through terminals and hotel lobbies with overstuffed suitcases, trunks, duffels, and backpacks. Backs ache. Feet burn. Eyelids droop. We've all seen people like that; at times, we all are people like that--if not with our physical luggage, then at least with our spiritual load.

The suitcase of guilt. A sack of discontent. You drape a duffel bag of weariness on one shoulder and a hanging bag of grief on the other. Add on a backpack of doubt, an overnight bag of loneliness, and a trunk of fear. Pretty soon you're pulling more stuff than a skycap. No wonder you're so tired at the end of the day. Lugging luggage is exhausting.

Centered around the comforting, uplifting words of Psalm 23, Traveling Light will give you the encouragement and the tools you need to release the burdens of:

Self-reliance
Arrogance
Hopelessness
Disappointment
Shame

There are certain weights in life that we simply aren't designed to carry, and Max reminds us that the Lord is asking you to set them down and trust him. He is the father at the baggage claim. When a dad sees his five-year-old son trying to drag the family trunk off the carousel, what does he say? The father will say to his son what God is saying to you.

"Set it down, child. I'll carry that one."

What if we took God up on his offer? We just might find ourselves traveling a little lighter. show less

Some good wisdom from psalm 23, but not as inspiring as other max lucado books I've read

I found this book such a great read and have found myself returning to it as event occur during my life journey.