Make the adjustments suggested by the Maker     

Osprey Exos 58

Before Adam left S. Korea, he sent me several emails containing suggestions for equipment to buy. He even included URLs for the appropriate web sites to make it easier for me to buy gear.

     One piece of equipment he recommended was an Osprey Exos backpack. He has a 48 liter and I chose to buy a 58 liter size. I like the pack. Before we started hiking I tried to watch a You Tube presentation about each item, but admittedly I had to rush things and apparently missed some key information along the way.

So we get a full month into our hike before I make note of what turned out to be some very important adjusting straps. One inside the pack is to be pulled tight as that makes a bow in the pack's shape, which creates space for airflow between the pack and one's back.

The other two straps are located on the front of the shoulder straps of the pack and when pulled tight make the straps conform to one's shoulders. That is to say a snug fit is created and the pack does not sway on the back or tire out the shoulders due to being loose.

     So the other morning I ask Adam "hey, what are these straps for?" He could not believe I had gone that far without making all those neat adjustments the designer of the pack intended.

    After making said adjustments, it was like I had a new pack! Life was suddenly so much easier. Now I could hear the birds sing and take better note of my surroundings because my mind was not constantly focused on the unnecessary pain I had been dealing with.

    There is an application to be made to spiritual things. Humanity has a divine Designer who in His Word has made it clear what adjustments we, as rebellious sinners, must make in our lives if we are to have a personal relationship with Him. If we refuse to make those adjustments our lives will fail to bring Him glory and our short pilgrimage on this earth will needlessly be harder. 

   All the information we need  has been provided by our Designer in the Bible. Check it out and apply what you read there.                                    

Uncle