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Only that small part, that's all

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly. (Psalm 146:8) Burdens are meant to be carried by those designed to carry them. I have a wagon for yardwork, wheelbarrow for other types of yardwork, and a handcart for some other stuff. I cannot shovel soil onto the handcart, but it could carry a bag of it. I cannot mix mortar in the wagon because it has mesh sides and bottom, but it can carry pots of plants very well. Each of these items in my yard have a purpose - each was designed for a particular 'burden' or 'load'. The design matters as does the function. In life, we weren't designed to carry burdens - God planned to do that for us. God lifts the burdens of those bent beneath their loads. This suggests there are loads that are greater than we were designed to bear, as well as their tremendous ability to bend us down under their weight. When we are bent down, can we look upward? Not all that well - we...

Who is actually carrying that now?

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Matthew 11:28-29) How many times do we carry burdens way too heavy and beyond our means of ever 'unloading' on our own? Examine what Jesus said - come, take, learn, and find rest. There is an 'unloading' that occurs when we come to Jesus with those things we are carrying, but first we have to come! To take we must lay down. If we are to put more 'in', we must let 'out' what is nothing more than a 'burden' we carry. A burden is anything that is borne with difficulty - there is a sense of obligation to hold onto it, nurse it along, and keep it 'well situated' in a position where it can be 'managed'. What are we 'bearing' with difficulty today? Is it really our 'burden' to carry? Should we con...