Cast your cares on the
LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22
Do you have
a burden today? What will you choose to
do with your burden? You can drag it
around with you and allow it to weigh you down physically and spiritually or
you can give it to the one who truly cares for you – Jesus Christ, your Savior
and LORD.
There may be
many reasons that you choose not to release your burden into the hands of
Almighty God. You may have trust issues,
control issues, or issues with pride.
You are missing Heavenly blessings when you choose not to release your
burdens into the hands of Jesus. In
addition, you are forfeiting a sense of relief and peace when not allowing your
Savior and LORD to take your burden upon Himself.
When we
refuse to give our burdens to our LORD, we are ultimately saying that we do not
trust Him with our lives and the circumstances in our lives. We can verbally proclaim our trust in Jesus,
but do we demonstrate our trust with our actions? It takes humility to admit that we have a
burden which is weighing heavily on our souls.
Carry your burdens – your worries, stresses, and struggles – to the
Savior of your soul. Cast all your anxiety on him because he
cares for you – 1 Peter 5:7. How
much does Jesus care for you? He gave
His life so that you can have eternal life, if you accept His gift of
salvation.
Another
reason why we may find it difficult to release our burdens to our LORD is
because we question His love for us. God
demonstrated His love for us. But God demonstrates his love for us in
this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us – Romans 5:8. God
loved us even before we turned to Him and accepted Him as our Savior and
LORD. God promises us in His Word that
He will always love us. Though the mountains be shaken and the hills
be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of
peace be removed, says the LORD, who has compassion on you – Isaiah 54:10. Read God’s Word an allow His loving words
to reassure your questioning soul. God
reveals His love to us every day. As
children of God, we must open our spiritual eyes and see the demonstration of
our Heavenly Father’s love for us.
Releasing
our burdens into the hands of our Heavenly Father does not mean that we will
not encounter difficulties. It does mean
that God will provide us with His comfort, peace, and direction as we continue
on our journey toward our Heavenly home.
God will provide us with hope which will empower us to persevere.
When we
release our burdens into the hands of Almighty God, we can rest in Him and
trust in Him. No matter how large or
small your burden, release it to your Heavenly Father and trust Him
completely. We find true rest, in the
shadow of the Almighty, when we completely trust our LORD. Whoever
dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the
Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is
my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” – Psalm 91:1-2. Release your burden to the LORD and rest
in His soothing grace. Entrusting your
burden to God demonstrates that you have complete faith in knowing that He is
in control. Choose to believe God is who
He says He is and choose to believe that He loves you and desires to bless you. It is you that must make the decision to
place your burden into the hands of Almighty God. No one is capable of making the decision for
you. I encourage you today to put your
burden down and rest in the LORD.
Trust in
God’s faithfulness and the love He has for you.
Because of the LORD’s great love
we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD
is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” – Lamentations 3:22-23.
Dear Heavenly Father, increase our
faith in You. Help us to release our
burden into Your mighty hands, gracious LORD.
Thank You for Your mercy and grace which You bestow upon us. Please forgive our lack of faith and
trust. In Jesus Holy Name I
Pray…..Amen.
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