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I don't even make a to-do list much of the time anymore. Way too depressing. Every time I cross something off, three more new ones come to mind. So I just get on my hamster wheel and put one foot in front of the other, over and over, until my energy is gone. Then I hop off, crash on the floor of the cage, until I wake up again and get back on the treadmill.
So, maybe I'm not that bad (at least I HOPE I'm not). But sometimes, my day sure feels like that. More often than not, at minimum, I feel weary. And burdened.
And do you know what? The Lord knew I would get this way. And he gave me an answer. COME TO HIM.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 NIVI love that verse. All I have to do is go to Him, give Him all my troubles, tasks and to-do lists, and they'll get done. Cuz look at the next couple verses:
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. Matthew 11:29-30 NIVLook at that – it's easy. My burden will be light. My soul? Rested. Just dump my stuff on both of our backs and we share the load.
Or IS that it?
I don't know if you're a grammar person or not, but I was noticing a particular pronoun that's repeated a couple times in this verse. And both times, it's right next to that word yoke. It's the word “my.”
Newsflash – that my is not referring to yours truly. It's talking about the King of Kings. The Great I Am. The Way, the Truth, and the Life. Yeah, Jesus.
I'm not taking my yoke and sharing it with Jesus: He's sharing His with me. Are the burdens I'm taking on mine to take on? Am I in His will with all this running? Am I working for God as I run from activity to activity, or am I serving some other purpose—self-accomplishment? Pride? Fear? Feeding my ego? Trying to get ahead?
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Check your motives at the door. Then come to Him. Take the burdens He has for you, and share the yoke with the King of Kings. Trust me—He'll carry the a lot more of the load than you will.
It's His yoke, after all.**
We're discussing this here, and at Living By Grace today. Won't you join us?
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Traveling Rough Roads With God's Strength
Great questions for each of us to ponder as we go about our day.
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