There are times when we just come up short. There are times when it is obvious that we don't have what it takes to get the job done. Most of us feel this way at one time or another in our lives. The higher the mountain you are trying to climb, the more you feel the heaviness of your own weight pulling against you. Those that are putting out the greatest effort to acheive something in life are often the ones that face the most opposition. Have you ever wanted to do something good, but felt powerless to accomplish the task? Most people go with the flow in life and never step out of the status quo to try to make a real difference. God gives us strength, and his power as well as the endurance and patience that we need to step out and really make a difference in this world.
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. Col. 1:11-12
We are living in a time when parents are killing thier kids, and kids are killing thier families. People feel overwhelmed by feelings of hate and depression. We can get this way when we try to carry the weight of our lives all by ourselves. Apart from Jesus we can do nothing. We put out our best effort at dating, at raising our kids, at earning a living, at loving our spouse...but our best efforts will always fall short and leave us feeling empty and void. Each day we have a choice to make, we can let God carry our weight, or we can try to do it ourselves. When we are prayerless and thankless, we are trying to do things in our own best efforts. What we believe is important, but what we actually do is just as important as what we believe.
Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. Zech 4:6
How can we be strong in the Lord? I have taught children for a long time, and I have learned to say things in a way that a child could understand the lesson. I often ask the kids if they have ever watched the ants on the ground. You see this little tiny ant, he is so small that if you picked the ant up and put him in your hand the ant would have no idea where he was...the ant would not know that he was safe in your hand. When you pick this ant up, he goes crazy. He is searching and looking for a way to get out of your hand. You can speak to the ant and say, "Settle down, I will help you." But, the ants ears are so tiny, your voice just sounds like a giant clap of thunder. The little ant hears the thunder of your voice, and gets more afraid. Finally you put the little ant back down, and he finds the biggest load he can and puts this tiny piece of leaf on his back, and he struggles, and he groans and labors. He moves the leaf three inches and he thinks he has done a marvelous thing. To him the leaf is so heavy, but to you it is as if a sneeze of your nostrils would blow the leaf away. Now you are looking at this crazy ant and you are thinking, "If only you would let me help you." But there he is struggling inch by inch with this leaf, that to him is a heavy load. Finally you get bored and just walk away. The enormous power and might that you could have given to the ant to move his little leaf is unused.
Jesus said, Come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Will you rest in the hands of Jesus today, or are you running crazy like the little ant. All though we see similarities here between God and ourselves we have got to realize that we are closer to the size of the ant than what we are to the size of God. Why won't we trust him with our burdons? Think of his might and his power, and yet, we chose to struggle along in our own efforts. Lay down your burdons, and he will carry you.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Eph. 6:10
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