OUR BURDENS

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

1 Peter 5:7

King James Version

Rev. Charles A. Tindley wrote one of my favorite hymns "Leave It There". The words in this beautiful hymn are so true. "Leave it there, leave it there,Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there; If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out—Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there."

I wonder how many times we ask Jesus to help us and then try to do things ourselves. Jesus has told us that we can't do anything without Him. We read in the Bible "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:4,5)."

May God help us to take our burdens to the Lord and leave them there. When we try to do things without waiting for Jesus after we have asked Him to help us, the message we are giving to Jesus is I can do it myself. How many times does Jesus have to tell us to let Him help us?

It reminds me of something my Mother used to say to me. Mom said "It doesn't matter what I say, you're going to do what you want to do". If we will listen with our heart, we can hear Jesus say to us "It doesn't matter what I say, you're going to do what you want to do". It's time we start trusting Jesus and wait for Him to help us.

Joanne Lowe
December 9, 2019