“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” –Matthew 11:28
Are we ready for some random rambling? Well, ready or not…here it is. Sometimes bad things happen to good people…not sometimes, a lot of times. Does that mean that they are being punished? I believe not. Does that mean that they deserve what happens to them? I believe not all of the time. It just happens. I have heard of some terrible things that have been happening to people who do not deserve to go through what they are, and some of which are people I love dearly... Haven’t we all? But this verse above is a good way for everyone to just let it all go and get some rest. Nicole C Mullen sings a song about this and the lyrics are great. They say…
Are you looking for someone to be gentle
With your broken heart your shattered dreams?
And are you searching for someone who'll be faithful
To you no matter what life brings?
Well I know the maker of the storm the sunrise
He is both the lion and the lamb
He is strong enough to shake all earth and heaven
Yet meek enough to take me as I am.
He says come unto me
All who are weary
And I will give you rest
Bring what hurts
Bring your scars
Bring the load that you carry
And I will give you rest
Are the clouds above your head oh so heavy
Bursting with showers of despair?
And do you struggle under more then you can carry?
Has life given more then you can bear?
And would you like to trade your failures in for victories
Like piles of ashes in for piles of gold
And can you fall down like a child who is helpless
So he can pick you up and make you whole
With your broken heart your shattered dreams?
And are you searching for someone who'll be faithful
To you no matter what life brings?
Well I know the maker of the storm the sunrise
He is both the lion and the lamb
He is strong enough to shake all earth and heaven
Yet meek enough to take me as I am.
He says come unto me
All who are weary
And I will give you rest
Bring what hurts
Bring your scars
Bring the load that you carry
And I will give you rest
Are the clouds above your head oh so heavy
Bursting with showers of despair?
And do you struggle under more then you can carry?
Has life given more then you can bear?
And would you like to trade your failures in for victories
Like piles of ashes in for piles of gold
And can you fall down like a child who is helpless
So he can pick you up and make you whole
This song sums up what I wanted to say. I’m actually job hunting currently, and I have to say that it is a burden to me. I guess I didn’t realize that there was going to be a chain reaction that comes along with not having the same place of employment…but it did. Why was that? Well, I’ve came to the conclusion that it is because I made these “plans” for what was going to happen within the next 3 months at least. I know better than to plan even that far ahead and then get set in plans that I have made for myself…Those plans have all changed. Apparently God has some different plans for me that I thought I was going to plan for MYSELF. Yeah. Wrong. Anyways…that’s a side mark. What I was going into was the fact that this is my current burden. It’s very small compared to the burdens of many others that I know. This is sad but true. So, I’m not complaining. I just wish I knew how to make the “giving up” of burdens an easy process…not only for me, but for others too. A wise woman once gave me a lesson about laying down your burdens, and she compared it to putting things into a recycle bin on the computer. If you want to get rid of something, all you have to do is delete it and it goes into the recycle bin. It is deleted from your sight, but not from your computer. Why? Well, it’s still IN the recycle bin…So; the next thing that you have to do is right click on that bin and delete all of the things that you once deleted before. Then there’s a question…there’s always a question… it is “Are you SURE you want to delete all of the material in the bin?” Well. Crap. This is where the problem always arrives. When God says that he can take all of your burdens and give you rest, you say YES! Delete them. But they’re not completely gone until you bring what hurts, bring your scars, bring the load you’re carrying, and GIVE them away. It’s like the question…Are you SURE you want to delete all of your burdens, or do you want to keep them for a while, feel sorry for yourself, let others feel sorry for you, wallow around in them, etc. I’m just going to end with a few words from the song…
Are you looking for someone to be gentle
With your broken heart your shattered dreams?
And are you searching for someone who'll be faithful
to you no matter what life brings?
With your broken heart your shattered dreams?
And are you searching for someone who'll be faithful
to you no matter what life brings?
Are the clouds above your head oh so heavy
Bursting with showers of despair?
And do you struggle under more then you can carry?
Has life given more then you can bear?
And would you like to trade your failures in for victories?
Bursting with showers of despair?
And do you struggle under more then you can carry?
Has life given more then you can bear?
And would you like to trade your failures in for victories?
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” –Matthew 11:28
And that is what…
Breelynn Believes
Practice makes perfect (in theory). For organized people like you - planners - its much more difficult to master the whole relinquishing control but there will come a point where you just throw your hands in the air and say, "Dude (that's what I call Jesus some days), whatever. I'm tired." He says, "Finally!". And you move on....until the next time. And then you proceed to do the same dance. However, the dance seems to get a little shorter as you do it more. Hmm...maybe I AM making progress. Good news is that if I am making ANY progress, there is hope for you.
ReplyDeleteYour words = smack in the face.
ReplyDeleteThanks :) And I mean it <3