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“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!”
What Weight Are You Carrying?
Do you pick up the heavy rock of grief and shame? Sometimes it feels like the heaviest burdens in life we choose to carry it instead of surrendering our pain to Jesus.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.”
However, what we carry is up to us. We have the choice of what we keep in our backpack and what we lay at the foot of the cross.
Scripture gives us a beautiful picture of this kind of surrender in the story of Joseph in Genesis. After everything he went through, betrayal, slavery, suffering, he chose to release his pain and forgive. He said, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good.”
God can—and will—use everything we’ve walked through for good. But we have to give Him space to do that. We have to lay down what hurts so we can pick up His peace and His purpose. He is a God of restoration.
He takes what hurts and brings beauty from it. He does a new thing. He uses our pain to shape us into who He’s calling us to be. Our pain is not wasted.
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
When we give the Lord all of our rocks, then our backpack can be filled with peace, love, and joy. Freeing us to walk with a lighter step, a bolder stance, and a more purposeful posture.
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