Cast thy
burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the
righteous to be moved. Psalm 55
v 22
We should not allow our hearts and minds to be vexed or troubled. The
illustration is given that a person can hold a glass of water for a few minutes
but when he holds it continually for several hours it becomes a huge
burden. Similarly, the mind and our lives get burdened if we are thinking or
are upset about something over a long period of time. We should not
hesitate to take it to the Lord as soon as possible with prayer, thanksgiving
and confidence. He will then restore the peace of God that passes all
rational understanding. He will strengthen us from within so that we can endure
it. He will give us wisdom and understanding on how best to resolve it.
He will encourage us so that we no longer think of it as a burden. He will enable us to recognize the purpose or
reason why the particular trouble arose in our lives.
IF
we do not unload our difficulties and problems on the Lord, we will be weighed
down and we will become depressed and ineffective which is the goal of the
enemy of our souls. When we unburden ourselves on the Lord, He will give
us the grace to carry on. He is competent to handle any of the most
complex or difficult issues we bring to Him. If we do not take it
to Him, it would show we do not have faith that He listens to us or that we do
not think that He is capable of solving it. There are certain burdens we
cannot share even with the best of our friends or even our spouse. But we
can freely share it with the Lord. The moment we pray about our burdens
we will feel a lightening of our load, a freedom in the spirit, a new
sense of hope, courage and optimism. When we pray for each other’ s
problems, we are obeying the command of the Lord to carry one another's
burdens.
The Lord does not want the believers to be moved with grief or to be weighed
down with worry and anxiety. He wants our hearts and minds to be focused on Him and the Kingdom of God. He knows that we cannot worship
Him with a free mind and spirit if we are burdened. He wants our hearts and
minds to be anchored in Him even in the midst of a storm. The words “ cast
down” implies to act suddenly and forcefully. The best time to cast it
down is at the earliest point in time. The Lord does not want us to loose
quality time. Someone might think that if the Lord is omniscient, He
knows our challenges and problems and hence, there is no need to take it to the
Lord in prayer. But the Lord wants us to take the initiative and manifest
our faith in Him in specifically casting down every burden before Him every day
of our lives. Once we leave it at His feet, He will either show us a way
out of our predicament or He will miraculously resolve it or He will give
us the grace to persevere and endure it. The Lord wants to show us He is
real and He is involved in our daily struggles, that He is our sustainer,
keeper, friend and guide and this is the reason He invites us to daily cast our
burdens on Him. Each burden we cast at His feet becomes a testimony, an
opportunity to enhance our faith and to praise the Lord for the deliverance He
gives us.
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