Putting all Your Weight Down
February 4, 2016
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your worry on Him, because He cares for you.”
Tim is afraid of flying. He is not afraid of dying. He just likes to be in control. Every time we travel on an airplane, I look over and see him sitting ‘stiffly.’ I ask what he is doing, and he says, “I’m trying not to put all my weight down.” Tim is dead serious. He sits on a plane trying not to put all his weight down. Some of us go through life like this with God. We are afraid to put all our weight down, afraid that our life is simply too much for God to carry. We come to Christ to save us, but then we go through the rest of our life thinking we need to be carrying part of the burden ourselves. God didn’t intend for us to carry the burden of life. God says, “Give it to me.” We are no more ridiculous than the man who gets on the ferry carrying his heavy duffle bag, and then holds the bag over his shoulder the entire trip. God tells us to put the burden of our lives ‘DOWN.” God commands us to give Him the load to carry. All of our worries – all of them – all our fears for our children or our health or finances, God says we are to entrust them into His care.
Tim is afraid of flying. He is not afraid of dying. He just likes to be in control. Every time we travel on an airplane, I look over and see him sitting ‘stiffly.’ I ask what he is doing, and he says, “I’m trying not to put all my weight down.” Tim is dead serious. He sits on a plane trying not to put all his weight down. Some of us go through life like this with God. We are afraid to put all our weight down, afraid that our life is simply too much for God to carry. We come to Christ to save us, but then we go through the rest of our life thinking we need to be carrying part of the burden ourselves. God didn’t intend for us to carry the burden of life. God says, “Give it to me.” We are no more ridiculous than the man who gets on the ferry carrying his heavy duffle bag, and then holds the bag over his shoulder the entire trip. God tells us to put the burden of our lives ‘DOWN.” God commands us to give Him the load to carry. All of our worries – all of them – all our fears for our children or our health or finances, God says we are to entrust them into His care.