Lay Those Burdens Down

Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

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OK... I love learning what the Lord has for me to learn!... lol.. although I think sometimes... well... a lot of the time I learn it the hard way.

Have you ever considered that the work God has for you might just be what gives you that rest from your burdens? Here in this verse He tells those who are weary and burdened to come to Him... and He will give them rest... but did you notice how He will give you rest? By accepting what He has for you...(His teachings, His direction...His work for you.) Kind of like an exchange... you hand over your life... He gives you only what you are meant to carry... Oh... but hold on... He says this load He asks us to accept is easy...It should give you rest.

OK... I'm going to back the train up a bit here...

So Is Your load feeling heavy? Burdens weighing you down? Maybe just maybe it's time to examine what you've got on your back.

OK so we've established that the load He's given you should give you rest... He said it would didn't He? So maybe it's time you unloaded what is weighing you down... hand it over to Jesus. Apparently it isn't yours to carry. Then leave it there... You know He can handle it.

Maybe you've got something tying you to to that load... worry perhaps? Are you trusting God with it?... You know He can handle it right? So let it go. Don't let sorrow be your companion... When Joy is right there at the door... just waiting for you to ditch sorrow and come along for the walk.

What God has for you is going to be so refreshing... and such a blessing... just don't forget to lay those burdens down. They don't belong to you. You really don't have to carry them. That's something I need to remember myself.

Tina~