This is when we need to hear the voice of Jesus, our Burden-Bearer.
“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. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” (Matthew 11:28-30 NLT).
“Come to me, all you mamas who are carrying your children’s worries.
“Come to me, all you mamas who are carrying your children’s fears.
“Come to me, all you mamas who are carrying your children’s hurts.
“Come to me, all you mamas who are carrying your children’s pasts, presents, and futures.
“Come to me. Bring it all to me Take my yoke on you. Let me bear the weight while you walk alongside me.
“Turn your mind so it faces my direction. Speak my name. Pray my prayers. Cry out to me. Drink in my words. Meditate on my truth. Sing my songs. Study my lessons. Lean on my Body.
“Unclench your fists and let go of what you’re grasping tightly so your hands are free to hold my peace.”
Sweet mama, you take your children’s burdens on yourself and they find rest for their souls, and it is a beautiful, transforming thing. Others see them walking along, chasing their hopes and dreams, and these observers have no idea there ever was a burden in the first place.
You long to do this for your children. You love them and want their load lightened. “Let me carry it,” you tell them…beg them, sometimes.
But do you see it? This is how Jesus feels toward you. What you want from and for your children, Jesus wants from and for you.
He sees you struggling under the weight of your love-bound load and beckons, “Bring me your children’s burdens and your own, too. Give me what you’re carrying. Find rest for your soul.
“You only need to hold the burden I give you. And it will be the lightest, most beautiful burden you’ll ever know.”
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This post originally appeared at Guilty Chocoholic Mama, published with permission.
