The Lord our Burden Bearer
So many of us Christians have become comfortable with our distant relationship with God, and subsequent low expectations from Him. We are more at ease with wearing our shortcomings on our sleeves, nurturing our sores, sorrows, and insecurities as though they were some prized awards, all the while refusing to hold them up to the Great Deliverer and Healer.
Sometimes this behavior has its roots in some unanswered prayer or unmet need - we've offered up prayers that went unanswered and have thus decided to reduce our expectation of God and only relate with Him in an impersonal, formal fashion.
This is not ideal for any child of God. In fact, this can be likened to receiving an invitation to dine with the most renowned physician in the country when you have a huge, painful ulcerous sore on you, and when you get to the party you cover the sore with a pretty shawl and move around to fraternize, pretending everything is okay, sometimes mentioning the inconvenience to other fellow guests (as some Christians do by sharing their weaknesses with fellow Christians in a "we-are-all-struggling" fashion but never truly bringing it as a prayer to God) but never actually making any mention of it to the physician.
God has an open-door policy for everyone that is sick, suffering, insecure or equally burdened. He says, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). Past unanswered requests must not deter us - there is a myriad of reasons the prayers went unanswered, none of which has anything to do with reluctance on God's part.
It brings no glory, and no joy to God to see His children walking around with issues He can easily resolve - and that is EVERY issue, for "nothing is impossible for God". Yield to God - place your burden at His feet, and at the feet of no other, and let Him be all that He promises to be for you.
Sometimes this behavior has its roots in some unanswered prayer or unmet need - we've offered up prayers that went unanswered and have thus decided to reduce our expectation of God and only relate with Him in an impersonal, formal fashion.
This is not ideal for any child of God. In fact, this can be likened to receiving an invitation to dine with the most renowned physician in the country when you have a huge, painful ulcerous sore on you, and when you get to the party you cover the sore with a pretty shawl and move around to fraternize, pretending everything is okay, sometimes mentioning the inconvenience to other fellow guests (as some Christians do by sharing their weaknesses with fellow Christians in a "we-are-all-struggling" fashion but never truly bringing it as a prayer to God) but never actually making any mention of it to the physician.
God has an open-door policy for everyone that is sick, suffering, insecure or equally burdened. He says, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). Past unanswered requests must not deter us - there is a myriad of reasons the prayers went unanswered, none of which has anything to do with reluctance on God's part.
"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" (Matthew 7:11)
It brings no glory, and no joy to God to see His children walking around with issues He can easily resolve - and that is EVERY issue, for "nothing is impossible for God". Yield to God - place your burden at His feet, and at the feet of no other, and let Him be all that He promises to be for you.
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