Matthew 11:28
If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
I
got a phone message today at 1:47 a.m. - alerting me with another flood
warning for our area. I had forgotten to mute my phone’s volume before
I went to bed. So after getting this “alert,” I had a little trouble
going back to sleep for a bit. I wasn’t worried about a flood in our
neighborhood, since we live on a bluff! But I started thinking about
all of the people who needed a special touch from God…and I probably
spent a good half hour or more praying and asking God to take their
burdens. And then I was able to sleep soundly for several more hours.
This
is a favorite scripture passage…and as I read it today, I thought of
how I handed my burdens to God in prayer this morning - and trusted Him
to manage them. A few close friends and I have exchanged more than one
message lately where we noted that the prayer lists and “burdens” seem
especially lengthy in recent days. I can tell you firsthand that it has
been so comforting to be able to say to God, “Only YOU can fix these
things…and I’m going to let You!”
There have been nights when I
should have tossed and turned with frustration and worry – and plenty
of times in the past that I did exactly that! But of late, I’ve found
that I’m sleeping very well, and I know it is because I am letting God
carry the heavy stuff!
When Jesus gave us these words of
assurance, He did so with complete authority. There is no reason for us
to doubt Him…or to try to handle things on our own. I don’t know about
you, but I discovered that trying to carry heavy burdens was exhausting –
and fruitless. This way seems to be working so much better, and I plan
on sticking with it. What about you?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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