Casting down our burdens, lifting our spirits

UV 460/10,000 Psalm 55 v 22 Casting our burdens and lifting our spirits Psa 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Each of us have our own professional, familial,financial, social, emotional, psychological and spiritual burdens. It could even be a physical burden- a health issue or ailment. It can be the burden of guilt and regrets from the past. These burdens can weigh us down and make us weary and distressed. But, the Lord invites us to cast our burdens upon Him. He promises to sustain us. He promises that He will not allow any of these burdens or cares to destabilize us. We must stay our attention on Him. We must pour out our hearts to Him about all that troubles us daily and not keep it to ourselves. We must also cast out the spirit of despondency or hopelessness, the feeling of despair and helplessness. The saying that we must learn to endure the things that we cannot change does not apply to us. The Lord can change those very things so that we will be able to not only endure it but also enjoy His love and care. If it is a financial burden, He will send miraculous or providential help and support. If it is an emotional burden, he will send a word of healing as His touch to heal the deep wounds in our psyche or inner being. If it is a familial burden, He will cause the change in the relationship or person so that we will enjoy our relationships with our spouse and children. If it is a professional burden or challenge, He will give us a breakthrough in unexpected ways. If it is a spiritual burden, He will uplift us by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our responsibility is to take the burden to the Lord in prayer with praise, thanksgiving and earnest expectation. We will then begin to see His response. We will feel the sense of burden being lifted from our minds and hearts. Things will weigh us down but the wings of worship and prayer and the Word will lift us up. Symbolically, every day in our devotion times, we can lift a heavy weight to represent a particular burden in our minds and cast it down, laying it at the feet of Jesus. Jesus having walked in the shoes of man empathises with us. He knows the root or cause, the dimensions or magnitude and the solutions or answers to every one of the issues we face in practical life. With one hand He will lift the burden and with the other, He will point out the way we should take. Prateep V Philip