Everyone who is or has been weary put up your hand. Yes, I see you young moms! I have been there. My second boy was born when my first was 28 months old. My third boy was born when my second was 18 months. Can you say, “babyhood was a blur”?
We have all been weary for different reasons. Also, we all carry burdens, whether it is an unsaved adult child or a loved one’s ill health or debt or any number of other things that weigh on us.
Jesus has the answer. He asks us to come to him. He will give us rest. We need to yoke (team) up with him and let him teach us. He is humble, not proud like us. He knows that apart from his Father he can do nothing (John 5:19). He also wants us to realize that apart from him we can do nothing (John 15:5). He desires for us to give our impossible burdens to him and rest with the light burden he gives us in exchange – of walking with him, trusting him and receiving his grace day by day. Now that’s a great deal!
Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you so much for not leaving me to flounder around helplessly with my heavy burdens. Help me to give them to you. Thank you for taking them and helping me to learn to live restfully with your humble, gentle heart.
Throughout this Day: Make a list of the burdens you are carrying. Think about projects, people, or circumstances. Apologize to God for trying to do it all alone. Receive his forgiveness by faith. Consciously lift each burden to the Lord Jesus and give them to him. Ask him to teach you how to rest in him.
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