Encouragement for Christian moms to live in the joy and strength of faith
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
Psalm 68:19 (NIV)
who daily bears our burdens.”
Some seasons of life are just hard. I’ve heard one definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
I’ve had seasons where that felt too close to home for me. Life can be tedious. Motherhood can be tedious.
I start the mornings with the best of intentions. Yet, some days – especially in hard seasons – those intentions get away from me. I start dwelling on all the hard stuff.
Just when I’m ready to throw in the towel and give up, God pokes my heart with reminders of His presence. He fills me with His strength when I so desperately need it.
Because while I may lay my burdens at His feet when I pray in the mornings, I often start picking them back up as I go throughout the day. I guess I think that God needs my help carrying them – as if He isn’t strong enough.
When I think of it in those terms, I laugh at myself. I’m not a strong person. I’d never win a weight-lifting challenge. Who am I to think the God of the universe needs my help to carry anything?!
Today, I will rest in the reminder that He is strong enough to bear our burdens daily, and we can let them go. We don’t have to carry them around with us.
Prayer:
Dear God, help me to truly lay my burdens at your feet and leave them there. I praise you for your strength, faithfulness and love for me. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
