Carrying a burden not my own
I love this picture of Kathrynne snapped when she was helping me cook the other day. Sheer delight in working with mama!This morning as Kathrynne and I were working on cleaning up another stuff-bomb in the office, I asked her to go get me a trash bag from the kitchen.
A few moments later I overheard her huffing and puffing and hollered down to ask if she were okay. Her strained voice replied, "I just can't do it, Mama. I can't carry this up the stairs."
I quickly realized she was trying to lug the large and overloaded kitchen trash up the entire flight of stairs instead of bringing me an empty trash bag as I'd requested.
Immediately, I couldn't help but think of how often that's me. I don't listen clearly to the Lord and run ahead and try to do what I think He asked of me only to find myself completely overwhelmed and struggling under the weight of some load He never asked me to carry.
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)
"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22)
Labels: Avoiding Burn Out
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