"Bear Ye One Another's Burdens"
A few years ago I was in my Quiet Time when I was impressed to study the scripture verse "Bear Ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the Law of Christ" On first blush, when I saw that verse my thought was, "Lord, how can I bear (carry) someone else's burdens when I cannot even handle (carry) my own?" As I pondered this verse, the word 'Bear' seemed to be illuminated. I went to my trusty Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus. Needless to say, there were several definitions for the word 'bear'. The one that seemed to stand out to me was 'to lift; yield'.
The answer to my question was there right in front of me, written in black and white; 'lift; yield'. Though, 'carry' is one of the definitions to the word 'bear', I felt as though my answer was, "Carla-Rae, YOU cannot 'carry' the burden's of others and you cannot 'carry' your own burden's. Through prayer, however, you can 'lift; yield" those burdens to ME, your God, and TRUST that I will do what needs to be done with those burdens."
WOW, what liberty and freedom through 'TRUST' in God.
I encourage you, the next time you feel the weight of carrying a burden, might I suggest you 'lift; yield' it to God, through prayer and 'trust' He can handle it.
Peace.
A few years ago I was in my Quiet Time when I was impressed to study the scripture verse "Bear Ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the Law of Christ" On first blush, when I saw that verse my thought was, "Lord, how can I bear (carry) someone else's burdens when I cannot even handle (carry) my own?" As I pondered this verse, the word 'Bear' seemed to be illuminated. I went to my trusty Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus. Needless to say, there were several definitions for the word 'bear'. The one that seemed to stand out to me was 'to lift; yield'.
The answer to my question was there right in front of me, written in black and white; 'lift; yield'. Though, 'carry' is one of the definitions to the word 'bear', I felt as though my answer was, "Carla-Rae, YOU cannot 'carry' the burden's of others and you cannot 'carry' your own burden's. Through prayer, however, you can 'lift; yield" those burdens to ME, your God, and TRUST that I will do what needs to be done with those burdens."
WOW, what liberty and freedom through 'TRUST' in God.
I encourage you, the next time you feel the weight of carrying a burden, might I suggest you 'lift; yield' it to God, through prayer and 'trust' He can handle it.
Peace.
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