A LIGHTER LOAD

 

A LIGHTER LOAD

Matt. 11:28-30 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light.” NLT

There are a couple of thoughts I want to share with you about this very familiar passage of Scripture. First, in order for us to find relief for the burdens we carry in life, we must come to Christ. We all struggle with life’s burdens. It’s not easy to live in this world. Various things happen to us to weigh us down. We get tired of all the struggles. The only way we are going to be able to handle them effectively is to go to Christ and put them on His shoulders.

As we unload on the Lord our burdens, it is imperative that we don’t pick them up and try to carry them some more. It is foolishness to think that we can continue to handle things on our own just because we have prayed. By faith, we have to let the Lord work things out. He is quite capable of handling whatever we give Him. It is a waste of time to pray over something and then act as if we had never prayed. The Lord says He will take care of us and work out all things for good for us, so why don’t we believe Him?

Another thing we must do is to let the Lord teach us. Let Him teach you about trust. Let Him teach you about His compassion for you and His ability to help you. Let Him teach you about the benefits of letting Him be your burden bearer. Let Him teach you that the way He handles things is perfectly fitted for you. You may not understand what the Lord is doing to help you, but in time you will. You may not think that He has taken up your burdens, but He has. You may want to pick them up and help Him, but don’t. You may feel like trusting in the Lord with your burdens is a waste of time, but it isn’t.

The Lord will help you if you will let Him. What keeps you from doing that? Whatever it is, get rid of it. You will be glad you did. The longer you try to carry your load, the heavier it will get and the wearier you will become. Let Jesus take the load from you today.