Life's a road trip. Funny how life tends to get monotonous. Get up, take a shower, go to school or work, come home, work on homework, work with children/siblings. Make dinner, clean up, get a run in maybe, and crash into bed to start it all over again. And you do that over and over and over again. And then a bad day hits and BAM! The monotonous days are suddenly looking like beacons of hope, promising a boring day- which has to be better than the day where nothing went right.
I was thinking of a verse. Mark 11:30- For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. And I think, how is the things he is giving me light and easy? Because, you know what. It's feeling like the weight of the world has been laid on my back. And I think of how Jesus was forsaken by God and how he took on himself a cross and all our sins. And that was a heavy burden for sure, but I am wondering, what is considered light? What does Jesus see as light and easy? Does He not promise that there will be afflictions and trials when you are a Christian. How does that make it light and easy for us? We hand him our troubles and sadness, but that doesn't make the problems go away so what did He mean by this?
I have been pondering this for a while. And I don't think I have a good answer yet, but I do know that while it might not seem like I have an easy burden, if Jesus says it is so, then I have to believe that and cling to that promise.
In light of everything that has happened in Boston today, I look at it and my heart is greatly saddened. It really is. We don't have details and the pain that is felt by the runners, and bystanders, and families is incredible, but God promised to take our heavy burdens to exchange them for an easy yoke. It's a tough one to understand, but it is a great promise. With that in mind, I am praying for everyone involved in the attacks today. My heart and prayers go out to them! I'm begging God to give them peace and comfort and healing. Join me in praying for where..."two or more are gathered, there he will be with also." What an amazing promise.
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