A
burden is an invisible weight that you
carry on your soul. Just like the man in the picture is loaded down with
suitcases on his back, your soul can get loaded down with invisible baggage.
We
acquire burdens (baggage) by continually mulling over problems that bother us. Rest
for your body comes by sleeping, but only Jesus can give you rest for your
soul. Jesus said, "Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me…and you will find rest for your souls"
(Matt. 11:28-30). We carry excess baggage because we haven’t learned from
Jesus how to correctly think and live.
Here
are a few burdens that weigh down our souls:
GUILT—refusing
to believe that Jesus will forgive all
your sins.
GRUDGES—wanting
to punish those who have hurt you.
WORRY—refusing
to trust God to take care of your problems.
DEPRESSION—the
darkness that comes to your soul when you lose hope. Ps. 42:5 says, “Why, my
soul, are you so downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God.”
To
get rid of our baggage we must "Cast
your burden upon the Lord" (Psalm 55:22). Notice that God does not
automatically remove your burdens from you. He instructs you to cast them to Him. When you throw a
ball, you must let go of it. After you cast your problem into God’s hands, the
weight will be lifted off of your soul.
My
book Slaying Your Giants ($5.99) gives detailed information on how to conquer depression,
unforgiveness, guilt, anger, worry, discouragement and much more.
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