As we travel the road of life we encounter trials and we bear burdens that are heavy. I was praying last night and had something on my heart that I was asking the Lord to help me with. And the above chorus came to mind—a song I haven’t heard in years.
We carry heavy burdens that weigh us down, make us discouraged and depressed, and cause us to feel defeated. Sometimes we feel that we will never have victory. I am guilty of going around the same mountain over and over. Lather, rinse, repeat. Why do we do that? Victory is ours if we will trust Jesus with the burden!
These burdens can be harassing thoughts from the enemy, circumstances of life, or sins that we just can’t seem to overcome.
We must understand we were never meant to carry these burdens. Jesus wants to take them from us! We can have victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Another line from a song comes to mind, “Take it to the Lord in prayer!”**
So the theme the Spirit is impressing upon me today is that the Lord will help you! Spend time with Him! Talk to Him about your burdens. The load is too heavy for you to bear alone.
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Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. —1 Peter 5:7, NLT
Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord… —Romans 7:24-25, NLT
*I Must Tell Jesus, by Elisha Hoffman (1893)
**What a Friend We Have in Jesus, by Joseph Medlicott Scriven (1855)
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