Let me Help You with That
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for
you." 1 Peter 5:7
I thought I could handle it by myself.
My wife and I were carrying some things inside to our hotel
room, from our truck, which was parked across the parking
lot. She was inside and I grabbed up a few of the packages.
No problem. They were kind of bulky, but weren't too heavy.
I noticed that there were only a few packages remaining in
the truck, so I picked up a couple of more packages. These
were a bit heavier and I could feel the strain.
One package remained...
...and I made the mistake of planting it on top of
everything I was already carrying.
I turned and walked as briskly as I could towards the hotel
room.
I had not walked very far when my back really began to hurt.
My legs started burning and my arms began to shake from the
strain. I was huffing and puffing like the out of shape
person I am.
I was almost there.
Then, I saw the stairs. I forgot about the stairs!
With a great deal of difficulty, I made it up the flight of
stairs only to recall a second fact that I had forgotten...
...as second flight of stairs!
I was really struggling at this point. My face was beet red,
and, even though it was 20 degrees outside, my forehead was
covered in sweat. I began to get really weak. I was walking
hunched over from the load.
It was just more than I could bear.
I reluctantly started up the second flight of stairs. One
step. Two steps. Three steps. I wasn't going to make it to
the top. It just wasn't possible. Just as I was about to
collapse from exhaustion...
...I heard my wife's voice. "Let me help you with that." She
took several packages from my hands and the weight was
lifted.
I felt like a new man!
You know, sometimes we find ourselves in similar spiritual
situations. We get weighed down with the pressures and
worries of this world. Oh, they don't seem like that much at
first. Kind of like a small package. We can handle it,
right?
Then, another pressure is added on. Then, another, and
another and another. Soon we are carrying a load of
problems, hardships and struggles. Soon we are loaded dwn
with a multitude of worries, anxieties, pressures and
stresses.
And so, we begin to get really weak from the burdens. We
trudge on and on as best we can, making little progress and
growing worse by the minute. Spiritual sweat breaks out on
our foreheads...
...we're walking hunched over by this time!
Christian, there is no reason why we should try to handle it
ourselves. The Bible says in I Peter 5:7, "Casting all your
care on Him, because He careth for you."
You see, Jesus doesn't want us to carry around burdens and
cares that wear us out spiritually. He doesn't want us to be
worried and fearful and anxious. He wants to take from us
those things that weigh us down.
Christian, whatever you are struggling with today, you can
find relief in Christ Jesus. Whatever hardship or burden
that you are carrying, it can be lifted right now. It
doesn't matter what has you worried or fearful or anxious,
if you will listen quietly you will hear the Lord Jesus
whisper something sweet and special and burden lifting to
your heart...
..."Let me help you with that."
Jimmy D. Brown
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