Showing posts with label Burdens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burdens. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Lay ALL of Your Burdens Down!
Read: Matthew 11:28 or 1 Peter 5:7
We read passages like Matthew 11:28 or 1 Peter 5:7 where we're instructed about laying our burdens, anxieties and more, down and then we seem to forget about it or say, "that's nice" and then go about "our" business.
Then, we run into an issue, trial or something that weighs us down and sometimes instead of turning directly to The Lord Who is our strength, we try to carry the burdens on our own. How's that working out for you and I? Not very good...speaking on behalf of "a friend" of course. :-)
It's like we take scripture sometimes as if it's a passing phrase like a well meaning greeting card or something but it's much more than this as it's the very Word of God!
We are not to nor were we ever supposed to carry our burdens on our own. We cannot handle the vast weight nor should we because that's not our job...Jesus is our strength and can carry them all...it's no wonder He instructs us to give all our burdens to Him!?
So, the question is...will you and I continue to be miserable, stressed out and more trying to carry too heavy a load or will you and I listen to The Savior's word of grace, truth and love and actually lay ALL of our burdens down?
I pray that we lay ALL of them Down not just some of them Down, in Jesus name, amen.
Lay ALL of your burdens down friend!
Blessings in Christ,
Your Brother and Servant,
Randolph Koch
P.S. Do you have a friend who is struggling under the weight of burdens? Encourage them to lay their burdens down...give them all to Jesus! Please pass on this encouragement to someone today!
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Relationship Fuel
God didn't create us to go through life alone. He created us to be relational. He created us to do life together.
We can all recognize that depending on how we're wired, we may need varying levels and quantities of relationship interaction.
For instance, if you're an introverted person then you'll typically need less than an extroverted person but the same truth remains that we were create for relationship beginning with a growing relationship with God as well as with others.
We're meant to pour into one another. Build one another up and in a sense - be fuel for one another.