What to Do When Your Burden is Overwhelming"Cast your burden on the Lord ..." Psalm 55:22
Good morning, brothers. For some of you the biggest burden of your life is today -- filing your income tax! Seriously, we all have those days when our burdens seem beyond what we could ever bear.
There is a family at Keswick that have been through the mill this past year. Challenges with their kids, their health, the health of their grandchild. It seems that every day is a new adventure and an even greater trial. For this family, the burdens have been OVERWHELMING.
What can we do when the burdens overwhelm us? The Bible says we need to unload them on the BURDEN-BEARER -- Cast your burden on the LORD!
Oswald Chambers in his devotional book, MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, shares his insight on the principle of casting our cares on Him:
We must recognize the difference between burdens that are right for us to bear and burdens that are wrong. We should never bear the burdens of sin or doubt, but there are some burdens placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off. God wants us to roll them back on Him— to literally “cast your burden,” which He has given you, “on the Lord . . . .”
If we set out to serve God and do His work but get out of touch with Him, the sense of responsibility we feel will be overwhelming and defeating. But if we will only roll back on God the burdens He has placed on us, He will take away that immense feeling of responsibility, replacing it with an awareness and understanding of Himself and His presence.
Many servants set out to serve God with great courage and with the right motives. But with no intimate fellowship with Jesus Christ, they are soon defeated. They do not know what to do with their burden, and it produces weariness in their lives. Others will see this and say, “What a sad end to something that had such a great beginning!”
“Cast your burden on the Lord . . . .” You have been bearing it all, but you need to deliberately place one end on God’s shoulder. “. . . the government will be upon His shoulder” ( Isaiah 9:6 ). Commit to God whatever burden He has placed on you. Don’t just cast it aside, but put it over onto Him and place yourself there with it. You will see that your burden is then lightened by the sense of companionship. But you should never try to separate yourself from your burden.
The interesting thing is that Isaiah 9:6 appeared in three different devotionals this morning. I guess the Lord is trying to remind me that He is in charge and that HE wants to be my burden bearer. How about you? Are you ready to cast YOUR burden on Him? -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK
Digging Deeper: Proverbs 15; 1 Samuel 27-29; Luke 13:1-22
Dig This Quote: Abraham's steps of faith - He left all for God, left all with God, found all in God and yielded all to God. Anonymous
Determined Digging: Level 1 -- Psalm 127:1; Level 2 -- Psalm 51:10-13
Check out this week's STEWARDSHIP INSIGHT FROM GEORGE: http://keswickgeorge.blogspot.com/
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