Matthew 11:28-30
"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." (NASB)
Do we have any idea why our stress levels are so high? It's because we don't have enough on our shoulders! We have not taken the yoke of Christ's gentleness (on the one shoulder) and His humbleness in heart (on the other shoulder) and found His rest for our souls. Jesus clearly stated, "My yoke is easy and My burden is light." It's as if His yoke absorbs the weight of our weariness and our burdens.
So, if we're stressed out, we NEED to take His yoke upon us. It's THE ONLY WAY we're going to find rest and "de-stress."
----------
Position placed upon us by man does not belong to us by right.
Position placed upon us by God belongs to us by His right.
-----------
Every event, occasion, circumstance, person, place, thing in our lives is an instrument of God to call forth the praise of His glory as He steadily completes His purposes for eternity.
jfn - 9/17/2011
No comments:
Post a Comment