“Let us strip off the
weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our
progress.” Hebrews 12:1
I just keep coming back to this passage over and over. It
fits in so well with the study I am doing on temptation.
The more I study and absorb this passage the more God
reveals to me.
We all know what carrying weight around is like. It’s heavy,
it bogs us down, it makes us tired and weary, frustrated and often overwhelmed.
I am not just talking about the weight of fat. I am talking
about the weight of worry, fear, doubt, sin, anxiety, sadness, addiction, etc.
We all carry different amounts, and we all handle the weight
differently.
I, lately, have taken on weight that has really left me
dragging, tired, overwhelmed, frustrated and well not so chipper.
And no matter how hard I try to strip off this weight, it
just seems to stay.
I have heard lots of advice from lots of people, but none
from a Scriptural standpoint, and when we take on so much weight, we need Jesus
and His Word to consume us from all angles.
Can you relate?
The Lord is teaching me how His Word helps eliminate added
weight. He is bringing other Scripture even more to life within me.
You see the more I take His Word in, the more weight I shed.
Here’s how, “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to
me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and
you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I
give you is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
He also says in the following verse of Hebrews 12, if we
keep on running the race and keep our eyes on Him we will be victorious and
progress will be made.
“And let us run with
endurance the race that God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes
on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish.” Hebrews 12:1-2
It’s a process but in specific areas I can see a difference,
and so will you if you keep moving towards Christ.
The hardest part and the thing that I need to do the most,
is stop focusing so much on the weight and start focusing on Christ.
Jesus forgive me for
focusing more on the weight than on You. I realize I have allowed these issues
to become bigger than they should. I need Your help to remove them. Thank You
for showing me some hidden weight that needs to be stripped. I can’t do this
without You. Amen
