GETTING RID OF THE HEAVY BURDENS

GETTING RID OF THE HEAVY BURDENS

There are times in our lives when we come to the end of our rope. We exhaust every option we know, we have prayed, we have sought counsel, we have done our home work, we have gone the extra mile, etc. We have done all we can do and still we have to deal with a burden that seeks to crush us.

What do we do when we have been unemployed for months with no job in sight?
What do we do when no matter how hard we work, the pile of debt never seems to diminish?
What do we do when our marriage we have tried to salvage for years begins to crumble?
What do we do when our children have rejected our faith, and rejected us in the process?

These are very real situations that we all face, they are heavy burdens that we all find ourselves dealing
with throughout or lives, even as Christians. What do we do?

Come unto Jesus

Jesus said,"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. ( John 7:37 )

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. ( John 6:35 )

A song that I love says;

Come unto Jesus, give Him your heart today;
Come unto Jesus, let Him have His way!
Oh, I know there are things in your life
You think He can't forgive;
But He'll forgive and forget, my friend,
And show you how to live.
Come unto Jesus, give Him your heart today;
Come unto Jesus, let Him have His way!
Don't you put it off my friend;
You can't afford to wait;
Today's the day for you,
Soon it could be too late!
Come unto Jesus, give Him your heart today;
Come unto Jesus, let Him have His way!
( Dallas Holm, Come unto Jesus )

"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or
'What will we wear for clothing?' "For the Gentiles (non-believers) eagerly seek all these things;
for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,(rule,reign, realm)
and all these things will be added to you.”
( Matthew 6:31-33 )

We got it all wrong if we forget to keep coming to the source of life, “Jesus.”

We can't replace him with other things, He must always stand supreme in our lives. So let us come
unto Jesus once again and find his grace and help in our time of need.

The following video is called, “ Forgive Me”. It is based on a Book called, “Pilgrims Progress.”

This video really shows how the burden of sin can debilitate us, but carrying other heavy burdens even
as Christians. They can be just as debilitating as carrying the weight of sin.

As you view the video, ask the Lord to help you to release the heavy burden that you are caring.

An old hymn says; “Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.”

Jesus said. “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
(Matthew 11:28-30)



PRAYER

Father God We confess that we have come to the end of ourselves. We are at our wits end.
We have tried and tried to deal with these burdens on our own, and we have done everything we can
conceive of to deal with these situations.

Forgive us for trying to deal with them on our own. We now bring our burdens
and lay them down before you, and we trust you with them. Thank you that we are always
welcome into your presence because of Jesus has made a way for us a way through

His sacrifice upon the cross for us. We need to continue to come unto Jesus, we need to continue
to lay down those burdens day by day. We need most of all to be with you Lord.

We need to lay down the weight of sin, and every heavy burden so we can carry the weight of your
glory into a lost world without any way to find any release from their burdens.

In the name of Jesus we pray with thanksgiving. Amen