God Will Do The Heavy Lifting

Psalm 55:22 “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.” ~CSB

To sustain means to ‘bear the weight of’. This is what God is telling us. He is saying that He will do this for us when we allow Him to. When it comes to the trials and tests we go through, the journey of endurance that continues throughout our lives is necessary because it is what is needed for us to become stronger in God’s purpose. But the necessary struggle in our lives, will sometimes be infected by obstacles of 'stress' that have nothing to do with God's main purpose.

For example, moments that require our attention at work involving co-workers. Differences involving our family members. Even dealing with finances, wondering how we will pay our mortgage. All of these situations engage our spirits in order to strengthen us in our faith and purpose for God. These struggles, as the Word says, should be embraced as training for our upcoming blessings. But the distractions of stress and worry sometimes cloud our focus and weaken our faith in God’s power when it comes to believing in Him delivering us. These emotions are considered ‘burdens’ and should be taken off our shoulders and discarded.

This is why God wants us to ‘...cast those burdens…’ on Him. He knows we have our hands full when going through our trials. There is no need for us to add to our spiritual struggle with the pain of ‘stress and worry’. These are emotions and feelings we do not need in our spiritual growth and should not be considered tools in our suffering.

God is telling us we do not need to worry because He will bear the weight of the things that cause us this stress. He will take the burden that we lay at the altar so that we do not have to carry that weight of worry any longer. He will not let His righteous children be shaken by the fears produced by the world. Instead He wants us to focus on Him. He is our protector, provider and sustainer. With Him, nothing will keep us from His purpose and power in our lives. His purpose of victory, through His Son Jesus Christ.

May this devotional keep you covered, guided and protected in Jesus' name.

​Amen

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