| Isn't it Time to Carry a Lighter Load? |
Are you feeling today that there is just too much to do?
 I remember a time in my life when I felt like I was drowning under the obligations of being a woman, wife, mother and director of women's ministries. There was so much to do to keep up with family relationships, to keep up the house, to keep up with my job, and to keep up in my walk with God.
I truly believe today that when we feel like that, we're taking on more than God intended us to bear.
In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus told His people to come to Him and find rest because they were carrying burdens too heavy to bear. He offered them His burden instead - a burden He said was light.
What is the burden God places on us? What is the one thing He requires of us more than anything else? One man asked Jesus that question in so many words. And Jesus' response was: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37)."
God's greatest requirement of us was not to do things for Him, but to love Him. And not to just love Him, but to love Him above all else.
God's "burden" on us is not a heavy one. In fact, it isn't a burden at all - it's a privilege.
When I consider loving Him as my highest obligation, it makes all the other things I think I have to do pale in comparison. My to-do list, my project at work, my financial situation, none of those things is as important as loving my God and spending time with Him. And therefore, I truly can take His yoke upon me and find rest. There is anxiety and stress in striving to carry my own burdens. There is peace and rest in loving Him.
What is it that you are carrying that is just too heavy? No matter what it is, you weren't designed to carry it alone. Won't you take His yoke upon you, my friend, and feel that weight come off your shoulders as you hear Him lovingly whisper to you: "For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light (NLT)."
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where you and your church's women need to be, call Cindi to partner with you on this simple stress-free event that will help you focus on the "one thing" that really matters this Holiday Season. 