Lighten The Load!

Why do we think we are super women? I'll tell you what I did this afternoon. My daughter was at her in-laws and  I was waiting for her to come and pick me up and take me to the library.
Well an hour had passed, so I decided to walk the two and a half miles ----maybe more ----- with my bag loaded down with two bibles, a folder full of paper, a bottle of water, a library book, and my computer.

Doesn't sound like much, but before I got downstairs, my shoulder started to hurt....so what did I do? I ignored it and continued to walk out the door and cross the four lane highway anyway! I didn't get far ~ I remembered that when Jesus told the disciples to go and preach the good news, He said take nothing with you that will slow you down.

I laughed to myself and immediately turned around, crossed the highway, and went back the 200 feet to the condo. Go ahead and laugh ~ it's funny! If you could of seen me, I looked like a comedy show!

When I reached the second floor of the condo, my shoulder by then was not hurting, but throbbing! I emptied the bag of everything except the computer and my water. And yes, the load was easier to bear!

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)

Any load we carry will weigh us down if we are not careful ~ and some even throb!  The load of wealth (and yes that is a load to bear; because with it comes responsibilities we were not aware of), or the loss of a job, when you are the only one in the household working. Whatever, the load is, Jesus said, "the burden I give you is light". Lean on Him to carry the load ~ we can't do it alone!