Stuggling With Burdens

Last year about this time I remember walking into church with a heavy burden. My heart was torn in so many ways. A family in our church had just lost their six year old daughter to cancer. My oldest sister was being sent to prison and my mother-in-law was having spiritual problems. The worship group began to sing this song by Third Day and I cried.




Throughout the whole song I cried. Later I realized that life presses all kinds of burdens on each of us, some light but others relentless and heavy. People struggle everyday under burdens that tax their souls. Many of us struggle under such burdens. They can be emotionally and physically draining. And can continue for many years.

Relying on Christ

We have to believe that one of the purposes of trials is to help us come to know Christ and understanding His teachings. When we turn to Christ, we will not only find the comfort we seek, but in so doing we will also gain an increased testimony of the Savior.

Now more than ever my heart has ached for the women around me. I found myself the other day in my room, on my knees, crying out to God to help those around me who are weak in there marriage. I cried out even for my own.

A man once said, "Through women alone can our faintest dreams become a reality. Woman is the creator of the future souls unborn. Though she may be cramped, enslaved, and hindered, though she may never be able to speak her ideal, or touch the work she longs to accomplish, yet in the prayer of her soul is the prophecy of her destiny".

I know I've said this before but whatever circumstance you find yourself- as a wife, a mother, a divorced woman, a single or widowed woman- understand, the Lord has blessed you with unlimited potential to influence the world. Don't dwell on the past. Be the best you can be, and the Lord will provide the rest. Don't compare yourself with others. You are beloved by God, and your life has meaning, purpose, and direction. God loves knows you and loves you.