Burdens

 When grief is ours to bear the only way to unburden ourselves is to share.  When our hearts are heavy laden and it feels as though we have no where to turn, gaze upon the One whose Amazing Grace is plentiful, His mercy is bountiful.  His love captures our heart when we open it and let the tiniest of holes fill up with Christ Jesus.  He is the healer of my heart.  He lifts my burdens when I am in despair.  O Lord Jesus the many tears I've cried seem enough to fill rivers.  But I know deep in my heart as well as I know my name that Jesus, My Redeemer, will dry my tears and bring comfort to my soul.  He will take our burdens.  He will pick up the broken pieces if we bring them to Him.
 
Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid.

Oftentimes our brokenness is our fears.  We can't move forward because we are afraid.  Afraid of whats around the corner.  Afraid of whats down the road.  Afraid to get up in the mornings.  Afraid to go to bed at night.  Just AFRAID! ...
But like Psalm 27:1 says, we have the Lord on our side.  He is our light and our salvation we don't have to be afraid of anything.  I am the biggest "scaredy cat" there is but when I think of Jesus Christ being in my corner, I am so "strong" "empowered" "unafraid" Whom shall I fear?  No one! Nada! Nothing!  Not Happening!

Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
It says ALL my fears, not just the ones I pick, and then try to hold on to all the rest.  I want to be alive for Christ and with these fears and burdens holding me back, I can't!

In the words of Chris Tomlin and LaCrae:

Awake, awake, awake my soul,
God resurrect these bones
From death to life, for you alone
Awake my soul

Lecrae:
Yeah, Im not alone, I realize
I breathe out, I come alive
Your word gives life to my dry bones
Your breath tells death it can ride on
Awake me, make me a living stone,
A testament to your throne, I
Im nothing without you, Im on my own
The only one who satisfies my soul

 

Psalm 27: 13 and 14

¹³ I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living.
¹⁴ Wait for the Lord;
    be strong and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.