No Burden too big!

So, carrying burdens is something for which we are built . . . and something which we are supposed to do. God designed us, built us, intends us-to lend our strength to others, to those who need it. "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). The problem is, most of us read Scripture one way only: that we are to carry burdens for others. Few read it the other way: that we must allow others to carry our burdens too.

Carry On!!

Any one of us can carry only so much. Sure, we can "gut it out" with burdens that are too heavy . . . for a while. Before long, however, they begin to grind us down. Anger, anxiety, burnout, depression and despondency, isolation and loneliness, or rebellion and sin emerge . . . simply because we're neither designed, nor built, nor intended to carry our burdens alone. -- read it again: "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ"

Reflection

So what do we do? Die to pride! Fulfilling the law of Christ also means that we must, sometimes, surrender our pride, surrender the images we have of ourselves, get over ourselves, and ask for help. We are meant to live free and fast and light . . . and together. He has given us the wonderful gift of friendship, and one of the many blessings of this is that we can share our burdens with our dearest friends & family members.

You're NEVER EVER EVER alone!