There’s been a lot on my mind lately. Much to sort through, to keep organized, to seek answers for and to understand.
I said to my husband the other night, “I’m tired” and yet it wasn’t a physical tiredness but one of the mind and emotions. This sort of tired is more than the physical. It weighs heavy.
It would be nice if we had an ability to immediately see the end result of the decisions we make. But most often we must wait and the waiting itself becomes a weight.
I hear Him remind me gently and quietly in the stillness of the night …
“Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.”
(Psalm 37:5, NLT)
“Commit” in the Hebrew goes beyond just entrusting. It “means to roll over onto the Lord” (from the Holman Old Testament Commentary on the Psalms). Once rolled over, it then lies fully with Him and not a bit on us at all. I find myself struggling not so much with the rolling it over to Him but with the leaving it there.
How does one not pick it back up?
“Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.” (Psalm 55:22, NLT)
I am beginning to see that it comes down to the matter of believing what He says …
- Do I believe He will help me?
- Do I believe He will take care of me?
As I lay in the stillness and darkness of the night, I found myself humming. And the answer came as I recognized the old familiar song ,,,
“I remember when my burdens rolled away; I had carried them for years, night and day. When I sought the blessed Lord, and I took Him at His word, Then at once all my burdens rolled away.”
(taken from the old hymn, “I Remember When My Burdens Rolled Away, by Minnie A. Steele)
Finding myself grateful that I can come before Him and cry out much like the father seeking healing for his son, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
(Mark 9:24, NLT)
Unbelief can be overcome.
We overcome it when we take Him at His Word.
Roll the burden onto Him.
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***“Believe†image compliments of Traci Michele.
Great message! I am entering into a new season. These upcoming changes are weighing heavy on my mind and heart. Your message was a God-sent! Thank you! I have released my concerns to my loving Savior trusting Him to carry the load.
As you enter this new season, Marie, may you continually roll your concerns onto Him. He will help you not to get weighed down under it all. Blessings!
What a beautiful post! What a glorious reminder that all we must do is roll our burdens onto Jesus! It sounds so easy, but in practice is much more difficult. thank you for the reminder. My 2015 word is ‘renew’, so you have reminded me to renew my rolling of burdens onto Christ. I’m your neighbor at #RaRalinkup.
Leah, you are right. It sounds easy but is harder in actuality. May we roll them onto Christ & trust Him to tend to them. Grateful you stopped here!
I’d forgotten that song that we used to sing out of the old red hymnal when I was a kid. Thank you for the reminders of the truth in its words.
It’s amazing what we remember from the old red hymnal! And I love that we all remember it was red 🙂
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Joanne, I am so grateful for this post. I am the queen of giving it to God and then taking it back. It can be so emotionally exhausting to try and carry a load only the Lord was meant to be “burdened” with. Thank you for the reminder and encouragement today!
I think there are more of us wearing this crown than we realize. I am grateful it encouraged you. He can carry our loads so much easier than we ever could. May your burden be lighter today!
I truly love the picture of rolling my burdens on to him. I never knew the origins of the word “commit” so this was a real blessing. To think it is fully on him fully relieves my soul. Cheering your words! Thank you for joining the #RaRalinkup today with Purposefulfaith.com.
The meaning of the word “commit” was very eye opening to me as well. He so longs to carry our loads for us. May we roll them & leave them with the One who is so much more capable of handling them all. Grateful to have joined you!
Thank you for this, I have completely felt overwhelmed with weighty emotions and decisions recently, so this was so good to read 🙂
Helen
Grateful for His timing. He alone knows what we need to read. Grateful our paths crossed!
We can know that even though we might not see the answer – – God is working on it to bring it to pass. Lately He has impressed upon me to be patient. I am out there in La La land not know which way to turn – just testing the waters. He says be patient. (I have always hated that word patience, for it comes by tribulation and who wants tribulation? LOL
thank you for sharing with us here at “Tell Me a Story.”
Hazel, it is amazing how none of us like the word “patience”. And yet it is as we wait on Him that He works in the most amazing manner in & through our lives. It is always good to join you!
Funny, my post today? “Do I Believe?” Yes, Lord.
Very funny indeed. My one word for 2015? “Believe” 🙂