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“Jesus’ Burden is Light” By Charles S. Head
Have you ever tried to carry something that was too heavy and you struggled and strained? My grandson, who always wants to help me, loves to carry things around the house. He is really sincere and his intentions are good, but when he picks up something way too big, he struggles. He wants “PaPa” to be proud of him, so even though the load is too heavy for him, he will try to carry it. I eventually take the load from him or we both carry it together. By helping him, he won’t get hurt and I am delighted to help him.
The same goes for us in God’s Kingdom. Jesus is the one who is suppose to carry our burdens, but we must allow Him to take them off us and carry them. If not we will continue to struggle unnecessarily. Here’s what Jesus has to say about our burdens in Matthew 11:28-30 “come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
Jesus is telling us he has given us the answer to all our burdens, worries, or anxiety that we struggle with. So today, take them off yourself and give them to Jesus.
Journey In His Word 
Amen! Jesus is our burden bearer.
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In your above comment, the word “unnecessary” popped out at me and made me think that I need to be asking Father God if what I have on my plate is necessary or not. That includes my thoughts as well. I’m sure there are at least a few unnecessary portions there. And next time, I will ask before anything even makes it to my plate. Thank you! This was very helpful!
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True. If only we would let Him bear the burden for us.
Apt!. 👍
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Yes, I was too guilty of “trying” to do if by myself.
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Smiles. All will be just great ma’am. 💗💗
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Great message! I think we try to carry burdens ourselves also when we don’t put our full trust in God. We try to take on so many things at once and jump over so many obstacles just to make it to the finish line before everyone else. We follow our on shortcuts and directions instead of trusting the path that God has put us on. We then sprint on something that was supposed to be long distance and burn out in the beginning of the race. This is because we are so focused on finishing first, that we carry the burdens of things that have been piled on us and we don’t allow God to take us at a steady pace where He can build our character and endurance. Thank you for sharing!
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Well said, we truly do try to carry too many unnecessary burdens, especially when Father God wants to take them from us.
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