He Will Carry You - Day 5

He Will Carry You
Day 5

The Lord will carry you if you ask Him. When you are feeling so weak you cannot take another step, ask Him to lift you high into His loving arms. Then rest in Him with an open and listening heart. This does not mean that your problems will disappear, but it does mean you will have Someone to share them with.

"If you are someone who does not know Jesus Christ as your Savior and you have just been widowed or bereaved, you have a tremendous burden," says Elizabeth Elliot. "You are tired, and it is too big a burden to carry. The Lord says, 'Come to me, you who are tired and overburdened, and I will give you rest.'"

To receive peace and rest in Christ, the instructions are clear. Jesus says, "Come to me." You must first approach Him and then talk to Him and quietly listen.

"Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe" (Psalm 61:1-3).

Lord, I come to You. My heart is worn out, and I need You. Take my heavy burden today. Amen.

~ I think for a while I wondered if He was listening. Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers. Or so I have heard.  However, I still have a lot of soul searching to do because I don't want to only seek God when I am in despair. I would like to be at a place where I believe the words that are spoken and the bible verses that I read or hear.  I want to be a believer and a person of faith. I think that is the first step in achieving it. Say it out loud. Let your intentions be known outside of your head and heart and once you hear it from your own mouth then you will feel it in your heart. I am not sure that what I just said makes sense, but it really wasn't until I said it out loud that I started to take the steps to get what I wanted/needed/desired. Prime example was when I said that I wanted to go to church for my birthday. It was something that I had been thinking for a while, but it wasn't until I said it out loud that I made it happen. I did get help with going from Tiffany, but she wouldn't have gone with me unless I asked and I would have put it off further unless I had exclaimed it out loud. It was then that I learned about the grief share class. It was as if it was steps that had to be taken in order for me to find the path to healing. This lends itself to the theory that every thing happens for a reason.  This had to happen in order for this to happen.  Hmph. Never really thought about it like that until just now. Revelations!