A young mother sits in front of her one-year-old child, feeling so depressed while holding to her unpaid bills. She fought with her husband the night before, for he used up all his salary to have a good time. Her son, sitting on a high chair, calmly sucks his pacifier. Her emotions get the best of her and she starts crying. Sobbing uncontrollably she picks her son up and hugs her tightly. Seeing her mom cry, the child takes his pacifier and sticks it to his mom’s mouth.
No one is exempt from troubles and problems that weigh man down. All of us in one way or another have experienced depression, loneliness and exhaustion. It is so consoling to know that in the midst of all these heaviness that we have in our hearts, there is a God who is very much willing to see us through. He offers a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light.
Brett Blair tells of an old story about a little boy who was out helping dad with the yard work. Dad asked him to pick up the rocks in a certain area of the yard. Dad looked over and saw him struggling to pull up a huge rock buried in the dirt. The little boy struggled and struggled while Dad watched. Finally, the boy gave up and said, “I can’t do it.” Dad asked, “Did you use all of your strength?” The little boy looked hurt and said, “Yes, sir. I used every ounce of strength I have.” The father smiled and said, “No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me to help.” The father walked over and then the two of them pulled that big rock out of the dirt.
And that is all that we need to do. There is a Father who is very much willing to unburden us, to lighten the load on our backs. All we need to do is ask.
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