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Weight of the World

07 Monday Oct 2013

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“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30

For the past four days I have been in bed with back issues. Not at all the way I wanted to spend my time however, I simply couldn’t walk or move without pain.  Its funny when you’re hurt how everyone will ask, “how did you do it?” and my answer was simply ” I have no idea, I don’t remember doing anything out of the ordinary.”  I was speaking with a friend this morning and it hit me how I hurt myself…worry and anxiety!!!  We can be  so burdened down with the cares of this life, our kids acting all crazy, car issues, money woes, marital conflicts, family issues and not even notice that maybe these issues can be why we suffer physically. Medical science has proven that stress and anxiety can contribute, if not cause, heart trouble, migraines, difficulty sleeping, depression, irritability and the list goes on and on. When Jesus said come to me all who are weary and burdened He had me and you in mind. He knew the pressures of life would affect us negatively if we didn’t go to him. We need to know where to go when the cares and stresses of this life weigh us down. I was literally weighed down in my back and my neck. I told my husband it felt like there was this weight on my shoulders and neck area that was so painful I couldn’t lift my head up. The enemy wants to do just that, cause pain that disables us from looking up. Up in figurative terms is to the Lord. He is our help and has created a plan to safe guard us from these unnecessary symptoms. So if you’re in physical pain I would ask that you take a moment and go to the Lord and unload. Tell Him all your worries, fear, cares, anxieties and troubles. He said that if we do that He would give us REST, emotional, mental and physical rest. What an awesome exchange, we give Him our cares and in return we get rest. I need rest don’t you?

Blessings,

Em

Challenge

17 Saturday Mar 2012

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Can I challenge you today? Try resting and trusting in the Lord who sees your tomorrow…we can become so full of fear, worry, stress, anxiety and confusion that it robs us of any peace today may offer. I know I know, I don’t know what you’re going through and just how hard it is but I do know I have been there and knowing what I know now that God WILL work it out, I would have taken a trip to the pool and relaxed a bit! I’m telling ya He really does have it all under control!!!

Rooted

11 Sunday Mar 2012

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For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.

Jeremiah 17:8

I love how we are referred to as a tree in this verse. Depending on the season trees can be barren, fruitless, colorless and through it all remain very much alive. Seasons come and go and then come right back around again and yet the roots are what really matter. Branches without leaves or fruit doesn’t mean that it is dead. When we walk a life of faith our road is not always the prettiest nor do we look very pretty either. When we trust and are rooted in faith we’ll always come back to a place of fullness, the place where all is well.  When we were staying in 8 different hotels when we got to Texas, I didn’t feel like I was a great example of not being anxious or fearing the heat and trust me in the middle of one of the hottest summers of Texas it was something to be feared! I wanted to look like this tree, be sure and confident and still bear fruit of my faith to my children, family and friends. I wanted to be a living example of walking by faith not by sight and truth be told the site was pretty dim. But through it all we came back around to a place of provision and absolute miracles. I have learned that we can be just like this tree, we can weather the storms of life and still be at peace, bearing fruit and above all full of faith. I encourage you to dig deep and take a look at your roots. Lets establish today that we will not be moved but firmly rooted in “Jesus, the Tree of Life!”