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.
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