WHAT’S WEIGHING YOU DOWN?

Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJV Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…

Isn’t it strange how some days we wake up and feel as light as a feather and other days we feel heavy and weighed down. Now I don’t know how you woke up today but our verse encourages us to lay aside everything that slows us down or hinders us.😊 It might be our worries or our fears, or feeling condemned about something, that holds us back from running our race.

It says we have to lay them down, a bit like putting down a heavy shopping bag or back pack, it’s an act of our will. God won’t do it, it’s our decision.

It might be the weight of worry for a family member or perhaps you’re weighed down with health issues or bills to pay. Maybe you’ve been carrying grief over a loss, or holding on to bitterness or unforgiveness for a long time and it’s time to lay them aside. It could be any number of things, including sin, but God wants us to let them go and cast the care of them on to Him.

We all know carrying all those burdens ourselves won’t solve any of them but if we give them to God then we can trust Him to deal with them. He’s asking us to surrender to Him those things that cause us sleepless nights, the ‘not knowing what to do’ moments, the times when our strength has run out, and trust Him to give us whatever we need.

When we decide to throw off whatever is weighing us down, we can reach out for something new, and God can grab a hold of our outstretched hand to lift us up to give us His strength, His ability, and His wisdom. His grace will overflow to us to meet the challenges of the day.

So let’s surrender it all to Him today, lay aside, or ‘throw off’ every weight, and let His grace flow so we can run our race unhindered. In Jesus name. Amen.😊

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