TWC 5.20.08

Hello everyone,

 

I know I have hit on this topic before but I feel compelled to write on it again.  How do we deal with stress? We find many ways to let off steam after a hard days work, a long week, a fight with a loved one or co-worker. In my life I have tried many things to help me “feel better” and even today I try certain things that seem to work for the moment but the situation or the stress doesn’t seem to go away for too long. I think most of you will agree with that.

 

Let’s stop and think about some of the good and bad things that we do to try and reduce stress in our lives. Some of the good things to do to help are working out, sleeping, and having a nice dinner, going on a vacation, or spending time with friends and family. Some of the bad things people do in order to relieve stress are partying, drug usage, casual sex, and many other things.

 

I want to use this verse to try and make my point today.

 

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, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)

                Jesus told us, who are weary and carry heavy burdens, to come to him. He was talking to each and everyone of us. To those of us who maybe lost and also to those of us who may think we are found. Jesus knew that without him we could not live stress free lives. How will He teach us you ask? The first way he can teach us is for us to read the bible daily. This is the best way to find the answers to the questions we have in life. The second way he will teach us is in prayer. We need to pray and to talk to him often. He then said that He is humble and gentle, which means that he will take His time to show us what we have to do. He will teach us. Jesus told us that he will, but we as a people need to be willing to learn. This passage ends with Him saying that the burdens we bear will be light. Meaning that He will never give us what we can not handle. Jesus is the light, the direction, and the ever present shinning from above of which we all need in order to be at peace with ourselves and with His father.

Again thank you all for reading this today, I hope to talk to each of you soon.