We live in a fast paced, demanding world. It seems like everyone you talk to has too much on their plate. God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called me to homeschool my four children and write. Life can get pretty overwhelming with my kids\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 activities and writing if I try to take on too many demands at once. \u00c2\u00a0If you have kids, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you feel overwhelmed when they demand your attention all at the same time?\u00c2\u00a0 I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t count how many times I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve said to my kids, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153One thing at a time! There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only one of me!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Regretfully, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve said the same thing to God when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been overwhelmed and burdened with ministry or family needs. But God reminds me that His burden is light. When I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m overwhelmed, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m carrying my own load, not His.<\/p>\n

Jesus said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come to me, all you 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.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/b><\/p>\n

Matthew 11:28-30<\/b><\/p>\n

Life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s demands are not the only thing that can weigh us down, but trying to live a godly life can be burdensome if we are carrying our own load. I just ended a series on sin<\/a> that God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Word warns us to be on guard against. God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Word shines a light in our hearts revealing the areas where we fall short. Sometimes it can be overwhelming when we read His Word because we fall short in every area.<\/p>\n

From the start, God has led me to do these series to teach me, and to help others, focus on only one area at a time. Two of my series have been turned into devotional books. Even though I wrote the books, I still use them to help me in the areas I fall short. I only focus on one area for the whole week, reading, meditating, and praying the Scriptures I found on that subject. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been falling a lot in my love walk lately, so God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s led me to go through my love walk book. This week, in my quiet time with God, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m only studying Scriptures that deal with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153kindness.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

I am telling you this in humility, not to promote myself or my books, but to encourage you that God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commands are not burdensome (1 John 5:3). The Bible says \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Galatians 5:16, 25).<\/b><\/p>\n

Surely God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Spirit is not leading us in a hundred different directions. When we walk, we take one step at a time. Walking with Jesus and learning from His Holy Spirit one step at time will greatly take the burden off us and help us enjoy our walk with Him.<\/p>\n

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psalm 55:22, KJV<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heavenly Father,<\/i><\/p>\n

We praise You that Your commands are not burdensome. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve given us everything we need to live a godly life in Christ Jesus. Help us lay down our burdens at the feet of Jesus and learn from Him one step at a time. In His name we pray, Amen! <\/i><\/p>\n

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We live in a fast paced, demanding world. It seems like everyone you talk to has too much on their plate. God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called me to homeschool my four children and write. Life can get pretty overwhelming with my kids\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 activities and writing if I try to take on too many demands at once. \u00c2\u00a0If you have kids, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you feel overwhelmed when they demand your attention all at the same time?\u00c2\u00a0 I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t count how many times I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve said to my kids, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153One thing at a time! There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only one of me!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Regretfully, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve said the same thing to God when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been overwhelmed and burdened with ministry or family needs. But God reminds me that His burden is light. When I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m overwhelmed, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m carrying my own load, not His. Jesus said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come to me, all you 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.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Matthew 11:28-30 Life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s demands are not the only thing that can weigh us down, but trying to live a godly life can be burdensome if we are carrying our own load. I just ended a series on sin that God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Word warns us to be on guard against. God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Word shines a light in our hearts revealing the areas where we fall short. Sometimes it can be Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[187,188,189,190,191,192,193],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharingtruths.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}