When we look In the Bible in Psalms 55:
1-23, David was overwhelmed with the weight of external pressures and internal
anguish. We can learn from David how to handle burdens that come our way. Burdens
can come in many emotional, spiritual, and physical forms. They all feel heavy
and cause weariness. Every one of us can identify with David’s desire to run
away and be at rest.
Some of the loads we carry are not part of
God’s plan for us. Some are in the form of guilt that lingers while we try to
function which brings on worry about the future. Then we become bitter because
we believe life has not been fair. These burdens aren’t from the Lord, and He
won’t help you carry what He has told you to release.
Other burdens, however, are entrusted to
us by God. He gives us responsibilities, which can weigh us down, and He
sometimes allows relational difficulties that tear at our heart. And when such
problems and trials persist, they can drain us of our vitality and the result
can be overwhelming. In every circumstance in life God lovingly looks over them
before it reaches us. From His perspective, those things that are too heavy for
us are opportunities for dependence upon Him. God never intends for any of His
children to carry a burden without His help. He tells us to give it to Him and
promises to sustain us.
Casting your cares upon God means
releasing them fully into His control. We will no longer be free to manage the
situations toward our personal desired outcome, but the freedom Christ offers
will release us from the burdensome weigh on us. Remember that God’s peace will
sustain us as we trust Him.
Let’s remember all of those that are on a
prayer list.
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