Back packs, Apples, and Middle Schoolers...

So I went with my mom to Bartlett this week to help make copies while Michael was at Breakout. Well, the toner in the copy machine was wayy low so I ended up going into the room with middle schoolers ( i was feeling brave...jk jk) and listened to the lesson.
One point (The point that stuck out to me the most) was the following exapmle my youth minister, Grant, said:

"When I was in school it was 'cool' to carry your backpack in a way where you would release the straps and carry them as loose as possible. One day we realized that this was NOT the way to carry them. It killed your backs. Having our bags like this was an extra burden."

I don't remember what he said word for word about this next part, but here it is in a nutshell:

When we worry about stuff, it's like extra baggage on our hearts. We spend so much time worrying about things and about how we're going to fix it, we don't let God take control of our situations. These worries, or even our sins, come between us and God.

I find it funny that when I first walked in I was like "Guess I'm going to hang out with some 7th and 8th graders...." Haha, I'm glad I did! I was reminded of something important. Plus, I learned about apples...don't ask. It's a looooong story.

Little piece of something I was recently reminded of. =)