Life can become so crazy! There is always something to do, somewhere to go, people to see. It is never ending. At some point, you may even find yourself weary.
Weariness isn’t good, but it seems to be a quality of this technology-ridden, “we need it now” world. When we are employees, parents, brothers, sisters, friends, people in a world that never seems to stop – things can become overwhelming. We try to do it all and expect to survive. The fact we are weary indicates that we can’t.
Look at this situation in Moses’ life when he was the one who dealt with ALL the Israelite issues by himself:
“So Moses’ father-in-law said to him,
“The thing that you do is not good. Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.
Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge.
So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace.””
Exodus 18:17-23 NKJV
We all need someone to help us bear our burdens. We cannot handle it on our own. Yes, we can cast all our cares on God (1 Peter 5:7). He can bear them all without any effort. What a great blessing! But we also need each other. We need to find people around us to help us and find people we can help. This is the only way to survive in this world.
I encourage you to pray about the areas you carry on your shoulders…the things that you bear all or most of the burden and let God put people in your life to help you carry these things. Also, pray that God sends you someone to help carry a burden they can no longer bear. In doing this, we will become more like Christ.
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
Galatians 6:2 NKJV
Boldly Radiant 