Inspiration for the week.

"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."
Matthew 11:28-30

Some days, the burdens that we carry seem impossible to bear. The anxieties, worries, sadness can weigh us down so much that we do not think we can go another step. The weight of these burdens can cause us to lose our footing in life.....stumble.....fall into depression, addiction, self-hate.......until there is virtually no joy left and life becomes an existence.....

We don't have to carry these burdens by ourselves. Imagine you have a large burlap sack; you are surrounded by physical manifestations of your burdens, worries, heartaches. Picture yourself laboring to pick each burden up. As you put them in the sack, one by one, you feel the weigh growing until you can barely move the sack. Now, look up - can you see the Lord on the cross? Muster all the strength you have and drag your bag up to the cross. Exhausted from the weight, you take a moment to catch your breath.....Look up into the eyes of Jesus. He tells you to leave your heavy load of burdens at the foot of the cross, he will take care of them. Now, see yourself turn....as you walk away, you immediately sense the lightness not only of your body as it moves without the burdens, but you feel the lightness in your spirit. There's a quickness in your steps that pick up until you are running.....running free like a joyful child.

Simplistic? Yes, but it really is that simple if you have faith. Jesus said,
“I come that you may have life, and have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10





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