letting go

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. -Matthew 11:30

Oh Lord, how we long to rest from carrying our heavy burdens, we feel like if we could just have a moment or two to put them down and pause be fore we carry on, if we could just rest a while we'll be okay.

But you promise so much more.

But first we must let go of our burdens, to put them down without the intention of picking them up again. And then we must accept yours, knowing that they will be light and easy, a joy to bear.

It all sounds so easy, doesn't it?

So why do we find it so hard?

Do we cling to things, fearing what it might mean to be burden-less? Fearing the freedom you offer?

Oh Lord, help us today. We need your easy yoke, your light burden, yet we find it so hard to let go of what we already have. As if we are chained by our choices.

Help us to choose your yoke today. Help us to let go of our heavy burdens that you might refresh us.

As we struggle on through this journey called life, help us to keep our eyes on you.


Will you let go of something today? Will you let God carry your heavy burdens with his strength, and give you the light replacement?