Sharing is Caring

  “Cast your burden upon the Lord”     [Psalms 55]     The world makes us to carry heavy burdens on our minds gradually.  This world can only give us anxiety, worry, sadness, and pain.  But we Christians are laying down heavy burdens before the Lord continually and enjoying the peace that the Lord gives us.  But somehow it seems that we are not good at laying down our heavy burdens.  What do you think is the cause?  I looked up the answer in Pastor Lee's book, ‘Putting it down’: ‘Satan, who is the master of the world, tempts us to keep having it and to keep holding it.’  I agree with this statement.  Satan's work is constantly tempting us to ‘hold on.’  And among the things that Satan tempts us to hold on are 'past baggage', and hurt, pain, bitterness, anxiety, and worry that are heavy burdens on our mind.   But the Bible 1 Peter 5:7 says: “casting all your anxiety on Him, becau...

  The heavy burdens of this world     “Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.  'Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians” (Exodus 6:6-7).     “Tempted and tried, I need a great Savior, One who can help my burdens to bear; I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus; He all my cares and sorrows will share.  I must tell Jesus!  I must tell Jesus!  I cannot bear my burdens alone; I must tell Jesus!  I must tell Jesus!  Jesus can help me, Jesus alone” (Hymn “I Must Tell Jesus” verse 1 and chorus).  It is only labor and sorrow that this world can give us (Ps 90:10).  This worl...