It is an extremely rare day that I blog before noon. Even rarer, before 9 a.m.
Mae is up for the morning, having her breakfast, watching her “Melmo”. (Elmo ;))
I’ve showered and am sitting down with a rather strange combination of morning goodies…my Airborne drink to (hopefully) keep on keepin’ this cold away; my oatmeal, with chocolate chips of c
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I had a good chat with a friend yesterday that provided a pretty enlightening moment for me.
See, I tend to be a burden carrier.
My heart takes the hurts and burdens of others, carries them around…and that eventually starts wearing me down as a person.
There are a lot of people in my life right now who are hurting. I want to be there for them. I ache for them. I cry for them. I lose sleep for them.
It’s the way my heart works.
Some people are easily able to give their burdens to the Father…I struggle with that. I want to but often find it hard to trust.
I processed that with her a little yesterday and left the conversation realizing that there’s a difference between letting burdens weigh me down and having compassion like Jesus did.
Last night I got a phone call from a dear friend, and she shared some heartbreaking news. I think I felt my heart break, and I could feel that I was weighing myself down once again. My mind raced, and I wondered what I could do to help…and her response was simple.
Please, just pray. It’s what we need right now.
Prayer. Giving it to God. Laying those things at His feet, knowing and trusting completely that He has it all figured out.
I am working on that…on not carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. On giving things to Him.
Still allowing myself to ache and cry…and love completely.
Because that’s compassion.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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.”
Matthew 11:28-30
I love His promises, and this morning, this one is precious.
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