Burdens…just the word sounds heavy.

Are you carrying the weight of the world on your back?

Are you weighed down with your thoughts, worries, stress, anxiety and your mind is on overdrive most of the time?

I have been there with you.  Way too many times. Letting my eyes look at the circumstances, and feeling the burdens get heavier and heavier.

Thinking I can somehow fix it all….

This is not how we were meant to live.  Burdened and overloaded with life.

Seeing nothing ahead that can change.  Barely hanging onto hope.

 Let’s try a different approach and be encouraged that things can change, and even if they don’t right away, YOU can be different in the process.

This is more than just wishing things were different, this is HOW you can make things different. It all starts in your mind and internalizing Gods promises for your burdens.

I so want this, and need this for my own life.  Don’t you?  Let’s take God at His word and let our burdens become lighter.

Start to let your burdens go

• Be honest.  Admit that some situations will take a miracle to change.  You can have hope because you have a miracle providing God!  Do you believe that?  It’s true!  He is the same God then and now!  He hasn’t changed!  Admit that you can’t fix this burden and that you need Gods help.  Your burden will start to feel lighter when you do.
• Step back.  Sometimes you have to get out from the middle of the situation to be able to see more clearly.  When you’re caught up in the whirlwind of it all, you can’t see.  Step away for a little bit and pray for clarity and renewed vision to see a solution that could become more clear to you over time.
• Let God work.  Giving back the control to God changes everything.  See where you can make a difference, and leave the rest to Him.
• Trust and believe!  Easier said than done when situations are crushing you. This is though where the rubber meets the road.  I always say to myself in a difficult situation, “.“If I trust Him for eternity, I can trust Him with this situation.”  God is for you, loves you, and cares about everything you are going through.  Give Him a chance to show you that this is all true. Ask Him to show up in your situation in a powerful way.  Then watch and wait. He will show you His faithfulness to you.

Pray about it All.

It’s hard sometimes when you’re just trying to make it through another day.  Ask God for renewed faith to help you.  He is the sustainer and he will lift you up again.

What do you do when the words just won’t come?  You’re so burdened that you can’t even get the words out.  You don’t know how to voice it into prayer.  You can have comfort in knowing that the Holy Spirit will intercede on your behalf.  He will bring your hearts cries before the Lord. (Romans 8:26)

Burdens are heavy and can zap all life and joy from you.  If your in that place now, and have been there for too long, ask God for help.  No more trying to do it alone.  I don’t say any of that lightly….it’s hard.  I’ve learned though it does get easier when you let God have back the control.  The burdens don’t seem so heavy because He is carrying you.  The storms rage on, but you can hold onto His peace that He provides and you have hope once again that things will get better.

He says to “Cast all your anxiety on Him”. (1 Peter 5:7)  All of it.  Cast it wide and deep, and leave it at His feet, and walk away lighter and free.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”.  (Matthew 11:28)

If your finding freedom from your burdens, I would love to hear from you and encourage you in your journey.

Until next time,

~pat