Good Saturday Morning, wonderful blog community. I’ve thought of you so many times this week and knew that some of you really active ones were wondering where on earth the Mama was. Sabrina told me a few weeks ago that I had a week off coming up and I knew in that moment what I wanted to do with it. I did not take it off but I did stay home each day this week – out here in the country – and gave my full attention to a personal project. I normally still would have blogged at least once but, for the life of me, I could not think of anything to say. I’ve just had a quiet of sorts fall on me. Have you had times like that? Times when a stab of pain was personal enough and stunning enough to somehow cause you to put your hand over your mouth and keep it there a while? Times when you want to scream, “What is going on here? What is this madness? How did this happen??”
If you’re like me, you find it much easier to talk about a storm in its wake. In the middle of it, you’re just trying to hold on tight to the edges of the boat and keep from throwing up while it rocks to and fro. I’m still in it so I’d rather not even speak to it directly and once again ask you to resist conjecture as well. This is such a public format. I don’t want anyone involved in the challenge hurt by any words here. There’s enough hurt. But I want to be able to minister here and serve here and share with you even in the middle of a hard situation. Please let me leave it at that. Staying general invites more people to relate anyway.
One reason I have a quiet come over me in a season like this is the pure length of time that can be involved. Yesterday someone I’m crazy about shot me a very loving text that included, “How is it all going?” and I never answered it because it’s going the same as it went last week. Anybody understand what I’m saying? This dyed in the wool sanguine likes to say, “SO MUCH BETTER!” I don’t like to burden people long term. Oh heck, I don’t like to be burdened long term either. Who does?? In our humanity, we all wear out eventually. But sometimes the fact is, we’re not quite at the point of so much better yet. We will be. Make no mistake. Those of us who are willing to let Jesus minister to us in the deepest parts of our souls and knead the crushed grain of brokenness into break will indeed be so much better. It’s just a matter of time. Satan will indeed be defeated. And God will make sure he’s sorry.
I decided I had the words to write to you this morning – not because I felt talky all the sudden but – because Charles Spurgeon supplied them to me. They landed on a sore spot in my soul and brought some comfort and insight. I thought I’d just share the whole thing with you then make a closing comment or two. From Morning and Evening, today’s date…
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.”
— Psalm 55:22
Care, even though exercised upon legitimate objects, if carried to excess, has in it the nature of sin. The precept to avoid anxious care is earnestly inculcated by our Saviour, again and again; it is reiterated by the apostles; and it is one which cannot be neglected without involving transgression: for the very essence of anxious care is the imagining that we are wiser than God, and the thrusting ourselves into his place to do for him that which he has undertaken to do for us. We attempt to think of that which we fancy he will forget; we labour to take upon ourselves our weary burden, as if he were unable or unwilling to take it for us. Now this disobedience to his plain precept, this unbelief in his Word, this presumption in intruding upon his province, is all sinful. Yet more than this, anxious care often leads to acts of sin. He who cannot calmly leave his affairs in God’s hand, but will carry his own burden, is very likely to be tempted to use wrong means to help himself. This sin leads to a forsaking of God as our counsellor, and resorting instead to human wisdom. This is going to the “broken cistern” instead of to the “fountain;” a sin which was laid against Israel of old. Anxiety makes us doubt God’s lovingkindness, and thus our love to him grows cold; we feel mistrust, and thus grieve the Spirit of God, so that our prayers become hindered, our consistent example marred, and our life one of self-seeking. Thus want of confidence in God leads us to wander far from him; but if through simple faith in his promise, we cast each burden as it comes upon him, and are “careful for nothing” because he undertakes to care for us, it will keep us close to him, and strengthen us against much temptation. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.”
Spurgeon, C. H. (2006). Morning and evening : Daily readings (Complete and unabridged; New modern edition.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers.
I think I’ve told you before that I like to do my early morning reading out of a different translation than the one I use the rest of the time. Different wording often has a way of stirring up a different response in me. So, a couple of translations sit on my desk where I have my quiet time. One is always The NET Bible because Melissa gave it to me several years ago and it has (literally) “60,932 Translators’ Notes.” If I’m not presently doing a Bible study in my quiet time like the one I just finished of Kelly Minter’s, then often I’ll open up a devotional reading like Spurgeon’s. Because many of the daily devotionals don’t have longer Bible readings assigned with them, I check the verse they’re using then turn to that chapter in my Bible and read it. (True to form, I’m making this explanation harder than it has to be. I’ll try to cut to the chase.)
SO, this morning I opened up The NET Bible and read a large portion of Psalm 55. When I got to verse 22 – the verse captioned in the Spurgeon devotional – I sat tight on the NET translation:
“Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.”
Maybe you’re visual, too, and right about now you’re picturing throwing. Like hauling off and throwing something as hard as you can. And maybe getting a little frustration and madness out of your soul while you’re at it. Maybe crying while you’re doing it. Even out loud.
Throw.
Before you’re tempted to hold it to your chest and suffocate yourself nearly to death with it.
Throw.
Then something else spoke to me. It was one of those 60, 932 scholars’ notes. The comment footnotes the word “you” at the end of the phrase “Throw your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you.” I’ll just cut and paste the note from my Bible software so you can see it for yourself.
“The pronoun is singular; the psalmist addresses each member of his audience individually.”
Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition Notes (Ps 55:22). Biblical Studies Press.
Individually. We EACH have the invitation to throw our burdens upon the Lord and let Him sustain us. Not the “we” of us. The “you” and “me” of us. We also each have the responsibility. In other words, no one can throw our burden on the Lord for us. We can’t call in a relief pitcher. Don’t misunderstand. We can certainly call upon people to pray for us and with us and the New Testament adamantly tells us to carry one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2) but listen. There is a difference between a burden that is entrusted for us in a season that we are to partner in sharing and carrying. Say, for instance, a long term illness or thorn in the flesh. But the part of the burden that we are inadvertently – even accidentally – playing God over needs to be THROWN, Girlfriend. The part we’re suffocating under because we’re no longer walking, we’re laying down with it on top of us, needs to be…
Thrown.
When we keep trying to figure out what would fix it, then we try that, and it doesn’t work so we wring our hands and go to the next fix, we need to throw it. We cannot be Savior. We know that because, Lord help us, we cannot even save ourselves.
I so don’t want to be depressing this morning. Forgive me. See? That’s why I’m not as anxious to write while I’m right in the middle of something. But, after this morning’s reading, I don’t feel as depressed about it. I feel a little lighter. A little less weight on my chest. My hope is that you do, too. And if you do, it won’t be this post. It will be Jesus.
Oh, you guys. I love you so much. I care so much. Don’t grow weary. God is working. Jesus IS Savior. HE WILL SAVE.
Precious Beth,
I LOVE YOU!!!!! 🙂
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.” Psalm 55:22
Kimmer 🙂
Thanks, I really needed this today.
Dearest Beth,
I remember you and your precious sister often in my prayers. I can’t wait to rejoice with you on the other side of this trial.
Beth, Only Jesus can use this for good. I trust He will and am praying that He will be quick about it. I ALWAYS tend to isolate and retreat inward during a trial season, so for you to blog is so courageous.
Thank you, Beth. I needed this.
Dear Sister Beth,
Thank you for sharing Spurgeon’s entry!! What a powerful word from the Lord. I want you to know sweet lady, that I continue to lift you up in prayer as God lays you on my heart 🙂 Thank you for sharing your heart and being real.
God Bless you Beth!!!
Thank you ,Beth, that was wonderful. My heart was ready for that! Love you and praying for you!
Praying for you, Sweet Beth.
When God is dealing with us, it can only be for good.
This week my thoughts have been about Godly friendship, change,
and how God’s purpose and do I have a “calling” from God.
How will I know these things? What should I be learning?
Mary sat at the feet of Jesus listening to His word. She stopped what she was doing, to concentrate on what He was saying and continue to listen to Him with a heart ready to obey.
Sometimes, I have to stop and ask God to heal my heart. I have to stop and listen. I have to stop and pray that I will not get distracted with other things. I have to sit at His feet and listen to His Word..
….but sometimes, I long to share with a close friend some of the things I learn from His Word too…things pondered in my heart.
Beth, it just tears at my heart to know you are troubled. Your teaching has brought so much to my life (I am 99% finished with memorizing James and I never would have guessed how much more you could get out of a book by memorizing the whole thing – so much more than just reading it over and over) and I just hurt to know you hurt. Sometimes I tend to forget where my fears and worries are coming from; I think they are to be expected, considering the situation, and I try to pray my way out of them and “cast my cares” but they don’t seem to go away. Then I remember that satan is “seeking whom he may devour” and I suddenly think “of course! This fear that is trying to crush me is from satan! How could I have forgotten that all I need to do is to stand up to him in the name of Christ and he will flee?” I find peace, at least for a while till I let my guard down and he sneaks in a jab again to try to hurt my witness, to make me appear weak and to somehow try to show the world that Christians don’t really have the advantage. If satan is always after me, how much more would he love to get you to appear defeated, you who we all look to to help us grow as Christians. Come on, siestas, let’s lift our dear Beth up away from his reach!
I love you, Beth. I am a pastor’s wife, have full-fledged OCD and a sin nature that so often gets the best of me. I truly HATE IT!!! Sometimes it seems the spiritual warfare becomes so intense. I just need for you to know what a blessing you have been to me. Listening to You on Wed with Beth has been…well, like pouring a warm salve on a wound. It has made me hungry to know Him better. I feel like I have a place to come where I can be ministered to and replenished. In this, your quiet season, know that there are many grateful hearts that are lifting you up, as well as, your ministry and your family. May you experience the Savior’s solace.
I happen to be on a business trip/vacation near the ocean this weekend. The plan was to go to the beach for sunset tonight since I fly out tomorrow. After reading this post I decided to cover a rock with the burdens that I was feeling and literally THROW it into the ocean. As the sun began to hide itself behind the beautiful waves, I threw the rock with all my might and proceeded to listen to the song by Audio Adrenaline that says “Your sins are forgotten, they’re on the bottom of the ocean floor.” I am so thankful that we have a Savior who cares for us so much that He is willing to take our burdens. I am continually encouraged by His Word and your words. Please know that I am praying for you.
God is good all the time, even when we are struggling. We are praying for you and your family.
Angela
Mansfield TX
Beth,
I NEEDED to read this…I would elaborate but I have some throwing to do. Love you sister.
Erin
I’m awake at 3:30 a.m. because I’m worrying about something in my life. What a blessing to hear these words at just this moment. Thank you, Lord!
This spoke to the deepest corners of my heart this weekend. Thank you…and trust that I am praying for you as you weather this storm.
Dearest Beth, I agree with you. Whole albeit wounded-heartedly. But He IS God for Whom nothing is impossible. He is the One Who is able to save completely. He is the One Who holds all the power, Who knows all things, end from beginning. I too have been in a season of quiet…wondering if I were sinning because instead of having words (or suggestions) to pray…I just kept feeing “Be still and KNOW I am GOD” – and “remember that those who sat with the gear were still participating as those who swung the swords”…I love you and yours, Sweet Sister. And may what the enemy has intended for evil be used in the mighty hand of our God for abundantly more glory than we could have EVER anticipated.
Dear Beth,
I just can’t say how much it means when you are real and honest with us. It’s so easy for people in leadership roles (Pastor’s, Teachers, etc) to put on a front like they never have struggles. Thank you for SHOWING us how to go through a struggle. I will be praying for you during this time. Even though we’ve never met, I care deeply about you!
I so needed to read this. I have printed it off and will keep it close to me to read again because I am going through something that God has not moved and I don’t know what to do and I am trying to think of ways to “fix” this situation. So I will cast it upon the Lord (once more) and try with everything in me to leave it there and trust Him. Thank you so much for being so faithful to God and to us. You have helped me so much, God bless your day and I will be in prayer for you and your situation.
Beth,
Thanks for sharing. This is a timely word.
Much love and hugs, and will keep on praying for you.
Adrienne
“When we keep trying to figure out what would fix it, then we try that, and it doesn’t work so we wring our hands and go to the next fix, we need to throw it. We cannot be Savior. We know that because, Lord help us, we cannot even save ourselves.”
I so needed that word this morning. Thank you.
Miss Beth,
Great analogy, throw my cares on Jesus. I am thankful I haven’t thrown my arm out, I am becoming a good baseball player. My pitching arm, thankfully, has been well conditioned and strengthened over the last 11 years. This too shall pass, easy words to say, but to truly believe them, there’s the rub. Thank you for reminding me that I am not supposed to lug my baggage around, like a millstone, tied around my neck. By the way, is there any way I could get a Library Card to your amazing collection of awesome Devotionals, Commentaries, Bibles, etc. etc.? You are loved, I thank Him for you and your passion for God’s Word, often. Hang tight, sounds like you might be in the eye of the storm, and blue skies are right around the corner.
Holdfast, Resume, Deuteronomy 10. Don’t Fear, Jesus has his arms around you tight, tight, tight. (((Bear Hug))) 🙂
Andrea
Beth, thank you for breaking your silence today. I so needed that mini Bible lesson this morning. After reading, I sat hear at my desk, looking out the window and up to heaven, and literally THREW my hands up to the Lord as I named each person/burden that is weighing heavy on my heart.
Thank you for always pointing us back to our Father/Son/Spirit God.
He. Is. Able.
Beth, your prayers are still added to mine, sister. And your blog was truly GOOD. It’s good to know where to go in times of trouble, it’s good to be reminded we aren’t alone in our struggles…and it was good for me to remember that anxiety isn’t of Jesus. It is not Godly. So thank you for writing while you’re in the midst of your own turmoil. But be reminded, you are not alone. You are not alone! God has you. WE have you.
Hugs and Prayers
Thank you sweet lady. We have been missing you and we are praying for you and carrying you through this season!!!
This is a lesson I have had to learn over the past few years. My “care” is my unsaved husband, who has become less and less interested in the things of God. He recently said that he’s come to the realization that the Bible is just “some stuff people wrote a long time ago.” It is devastating. In the face of his unbelief there is nothing I can do BUT give him to God; my best efforts accomplish nothing. So I love him, and I pray for him (make that “plead with God for his salvation”), and I keep my mouth shut, and I invite him to church every once in awhile (he used to go, but hasn’t now for a very long time), and I ask that God make me the person I need to be to show him God’s love for him. The rest is out of my hands. I just pray that if he doesn’t come to Jesus that I will pass on first so that I can go Home with hope for him.
Thanks for not giving up on your husband. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you so much for allowing Jesus to speak through your words, Beth. I didn’t read this until Tuesday morning, even though it was posted on Saturday…but that’s just because He knew I would need it today. I’m THROWING right along with you. 🙂
I lvoe you Beth Moore. I am praying.
LOVE !! 🙂
After finding out that my husband has been cheating on me, this word is most timely!! If you ever feel like you can’t do enough or be enough it is in your own personal relationship! Thank you Beth, for helping me not to give up on me!!!!
Beth,
Thank you so much for sharing, and please know that I and so many others are praying for you and your entire family. I love to be able to say things are “better” as well, but sometimes they’re just not. I pray that this season will be over soon for you and your loved ones and that you will continue to experience God in your quiet time.
Love,
Melany
Beth,
Thank you for posting even in the midst of the storm. It’s an encouragement to me. My husband and I have faced a hard season of loss upon loss, all unexpected and without any real explanation. God has helped me see that in the midst of these things I don’t need answers, what I need more than anything is HIS presence, and that He Always gives. Praying for you today that His presence is more than enough to carry you through Tuesday, even if Tuesday isn’t any easier than Saturday.
Thank you for loving Jesus and expressing your heart for all the world to see.
Thank you so much for these awesome words.I, too, am in the midst of a heart-wrenching struggle right now, and find that there are few words to say to those who mean to help. I have felt that God has been rather silent through this, but He does break in unexpectedly on occasion to give me enough hope to sustain me, as He just did with your writing.Please know that you are very loved and appreciated for the way that you so sincerely share all of life with us- not just the “pretty” parts. God uses you powerfully to touch the lives of countless other believers.
It is not depressing; it is R.E.A.L. May you feel immersed in His Love and our prayers.
Beth,
Thank you so much for your words. They could have been written just for me. I am in the midst of such a storm;but I want to do more than simply survive. I want to come out on the other side stronger and closer to my God. I want to learn to dance in the rain. Even though it seems that day will never come your words were such an encouragement.
9 months ago I got involved with a married man who is 21 years my senior. ( He was separated at the time, and going through a divorce). It started as a friendship. At the time I was throwing myself into my RELATIONSHIP with Christ. Planning a womans retreat, and beginning to serve full time in ministry. My heart knew the time I was spending with the man could lead nowhere but bad places, but my mind said ” He’s so sad, he needs a friend”. So here I sit 9 months later, arm in a sling, heart on the mend, realizing every thing he told me was a lie. I found out he has a drug problem, was trying to “reconcile” with his estranged wife the entire time we were together, cheated numerous times… The list goes on and on. My pain runs so much deeper than the bruises. I have spent 9 long months as far away from my God as I can be. I want so badly to THROW this burden on Him, but there is a part of me that is so mad still! So hurt! I feel trapped! My head logically knows the man is a prolific liar, but my 25 year old heart wants so much to love him. Some days it is all I can do to drag myself out of bed…. I don’t feel it anymore. I used to feel God everywhere. My life was consumed with HIm and His will. Today I look in the mirror and don’t recognize the woman I have become. I have never felt so alone.
Siesta,
You are never alone, never. Psalm 34:18 NIV The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. Just a suggestion, get to know that woman in the mirror again, she deserves better. If you draw near to the lord, he will draw near to you. God never needs a reason to extend his grace to you and always remember, Jesus forgave every sin. Ask for his forgiveness, repent and get back to the life you were enjoying. This ‘wrong’ man is never going to change, no matter how much you think you love him. If it hasn’t worked so far, why would you think it would be different, the second time? Throw this situation away, cast it out of your life. Don’t be afraid, God has a plan for your life and it is a good one, I bet this particular man was not part of God’s plan for you, maybe that is why it hasn’t worked out? Run to Him and hold on tight and don’t let go.
Blessings,
Andrea
God is so good! He brought you into my life just about a year ago. I am a new christian (baptized March 6, 2011). The very first bible study I was introduced to you was Daniel. A few ladies in my Sunday School class were kind enough to help me understand what is to come.
Since then, I have studied God’s Purpose, James and am currently working A Woman’s Heart — God’s Dwelling Place.
Beth, you have made such a tremendous impact on my life. I feel like I know you. I feel like you really do care about everyone of us “on the other side of the screen.” I can’t get enough God! You have played a such huge part in that desire with your teaching.
I am thrilled to be coming to see you, in person, in Austin in July. I want front row center! I don’t care if I have to camp out overnight to get there! You bring me such joy and happiness and understanding of God’s word.
It hurts me that you are in pain. I so wish that I could make it all better. Since that is not possible, I am praying for you daily.
Thank you for following God’s plan and sharing His words and your life with me. You may never know how many lives you have touched, but I want you to know how much you have touched mine.
God Bless You,
Linda
“When we keep trying to figure out what would fix it, then we try that, and it doesn’t work so we wring our hands and go to the next fix, we need to throw it. We cannot be Savior. We know that because, Lord help us, we cannot even save ourselves.”
I may have to tatoo that on my arm! I needed this so badly today. I woke up so frustrated over a situation that goes on and on and on and on… and I am so discouraged over it. I am going to throw it. Thanks Beth- I sure needed a word today.
My heart so needed this today. Thank you!!
Hi Beth,
Thanks for the blog post! I follow you on twitter and just curiously pressed on the website. I had no clue where it was going to bring me. I understand what you are going through. You wrote this and it means a lot. Sometimes I wonder if all the big name christian speakers out there really understand, but the blog entry came from your heart and again thank you. It really is all we have is our saviour. He is really the only one who can do anything.
To encourage you also Proverbs 3:5&6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge HIM and HE WILL direct your path.
I don’t need to know what you are going through, but I hope you are stronger for it. I know that what I want to be when I get through my stuff. have a fabulous day. 🙂 HUG
Joanne
Praising God for Storms, for they are times for us all to simply Be still and know that He is indeed God.
“Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Ps. 73: 24-26
Blessings all over you…I am feeling another great lesson coming on. =O)
thank you beth
Thank you for allowing us, me, into your quiet. So needed to hear these words…to thow it and let it go to Him. I have known Jesus a long time and have learned this over and over again and yet still think sometimes that if I throw a fit about it He will just give in…”Really, Debbie?” Going through it with Him again…Waiting…not sinning with anxiety…that’s big…thank goodness for His grace and mercy. I will pray for your Quiet with Him…He loves you so very much and I do too…Debbie
So timely….I cried as I read and know the Holy Spirit was speaking to me through you. I pray you are able to keep throwing as He carries you through this season.
I was just singing this earlier..part of a M.W. Smith song and part my own heart song crying out truth that I long to believe. I wanted to share it with you.
“Healing rain is falling down. Healing rain is falling down. I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid.”- (Smith)
“I can trust you, I can trust you. You are not a God who disappoints. You are not like man, You are God alone.”
Thank you so much for this post this morning. I am in the smack dab middle of the biggest storm of my life, and it is all I can do to remind myself to breathe. THROWING IT!!! Please pray for my marriage…
Thank you, I am feeling so thoughtless. I needed this today, sometimes silence is necessary so we can hear God speaking to us. Sometimes there are no words of comfort we can give a hurting friend, praying….praying…love you
So, I am a follower of Jesus and a lover of Beth and the way God uses her. I live in Mesa, AZ. Tomorrow I will head to Houston (a place I never knew I was going) because of a very sick friend. She was sent to MD Anderson in TX when no one in AZ knew how to handle a bratwurst sized tumor in her heart that traveled down through her main artery and met up with another large mass in her pelvic area. She has had surgery and is now recovering. I am staying with her for a few days when her family couldn’t be there. She is a 37 year old single woman. It will be a blessing to be her moral support and distraction as I stay with her in her hospital room. Point being….that I am very glad to finally see Beth’s neck of the woods and see what all Houston has to offer (at least in the form of hospitals and taxis!) Thanks for your prayers.
Oh Beth ~
You have not depressed me but have encouraged and confirmed for me some of what the Lord has been saying to me in my own set of circumstances. It is amazing to me how much He has chosen to use your life to minister to others!But in that capacity His wok continues within purifying in ways you will only know on the other side.
I have been in such a painful place of life that your words about the silence…hand over the mouth…I could only nod at my computer screen.
Yesterday as I cried out to Him for direction I had an odd picture/scenario come to my mind.
Picture the thing at the drive thru bank that sucks the funds over to the teller….
I had a giant one in my laundry room that was positioned up towards the ceiling towards heaven. This is the crazy part…I am extremely modest….as I worked around my home , the only relief I could get was to strip every thought in the form of clothing that descended upon my body and feed it into the feeder in the laundry room.
So i was making cookies and a thought of care/stress/worry/despair would descend on me and I was at ease as long as I would immediately strip it off and feed it up the tube.
I probably made no sense but because of all of this your posting immediately had a response in my heart.
Thank you to you my spiritual mother/mentor!
Beth Moss
I SO needed to read this this morning. Thank you for writing. I was so anxious about something that I have no control over, which is a big area of weakness for me…I think most women struggle with this…but I let it cripple me at times. I am trying to just throw it to Jesus. Again, thank you. I read your blog often, but ‘accindentally’ 😉 showed up today. Beth, you have helped me so much as a young wife and mother. I appreciate you so very much.
How cool was this?!!!!
Got a call from my brother-in-law who tells me that my sister is not doing well…this has been on-going for almost a year now when she herniated her disc in a massively destructive way. My sister who loved the lord has returned to Him after many years. Since her surgery in September of 2011, she has had many trials and we all thought she would lose it. I went to be with her, to keep her company as she lay, pretty much, all day. During my time with her, I was able to spend more time realizing that this time was not just for sisters…no…there was a bigger, much greater purpose…I was being transformed! I waited for nearly 3 weeks for the Lord to say, “Go now, and speak these words”…Well, I can tell you it did not happen. Not till the moment my brother-in-law said, “We have to leave in a moment” (for the airport cause I was going home). I was over-taken by the spirit with words that filled my mouth, and as those words poured out freely, I was hearing it thinking, who is this?
My sister since then has made major strides until just 3 weeks ago. She is in a lot of pain. She says she cannot take it anymore. All I could say was, “Stay positive, believe”, and then we said good night. The phone rang. It was my brother who has recently found the Lord again. His daughter-my 4 year niece told me how she prays for healing for her auntie every night. This is how it has been.
This morning, just before I sat down to open up Wednesday’s with Beth (missed last week’s), I was led to this blog page completely by accident! How wonderful it was and is! This is after I prayed for my sister…for healing, for the Lord to cast out the pain she is feeling.
I saw a friend’s post this morning on Facebook, that women say, “it’s a long story, I’ll cut to the chase”, but inevitably, it’s almost always the long version. I just wanted to share God’s blessing
for me today, and how your blog message, Beth, gave me hope to give.
(did this on my IPad…please forgive “auto correct”. 🙂
Greetings from “Girlsie, ID”
I just took a break from work this morning to read the LPM blog. What a wonderful picture to “throw my burdens.” Not being a particularly athletically gifted woman, I have spent many arduous efforts “throwing things” in my life. What I have often lacked in skill, coordination, grace and focus to reach a destination, I have tried to make up with emotion and enthusiasm. The end result has often been some sporadic ricochet of misintended targets. This morning; however, the visual of “throwing my burdens” to my Savior brings a soft smile to my heart knowing that whichever direction I throw, whatever emotion is tied to the effort, however messy the release.. MY SAVIOUR is ready as MY RECEIVER. He is always my intended.
I am still heavily processing the message the Lord brought to us through Beth. Unhindered is flame that has been growing in me and as I seek Jesus in the hindered areas of my life… “throwing my burdens” certainly seems an intrical key.
Praying for those who are clutching, encouraging those who are throwing, and rejoicing with those who boldly are unhindered!
AMEN!! Thank you for reminding me that God alone can ulitmately fix everything and that HE is listening always.