I remember a devotion being read in one of my Bible classes in middle school. The author gave an analogy that’s always stuck with me.
A girl about to go on a roller coaster ride is getting in line but her friend who is with her is going to be waiting for her until she is done. The girl, about to go on this ride, has a backpack full of stuff along with an armload of things she’s picked up throughout the day. The friend offers to take this burden off of her. She reluctantly agrees even though her friend is more than capable and trustworthy of taking care of her burdens. She proceeds to get in line to go on the roller coaster. But then after only waiting in line for a little while she goes back to get her backpack. She wants to trust her friend with everything but fear and worry has crept in and she’s given in. The girl then proceeds to get back in line only to get out and gather up the things she left behind with her friend. Her burdens weigh her down as she waits in line for the rest of the time and prevent her from enjoying the roller coaster ride. But she didn’t have to carry them. Her friend could have for her. He even wanted to. But she wouldn’t let him. She just had to do it herself. She was afraid to let it go and hand it over. I’ve found that I’m that girl. God is more than capable of carrying my burdens. He wants to but I refuse to let him. I think I can handle it all on my own but I can’t. And after one long miserable roller coaster ride I get off and realize I didn’t have to do it that way. Scripture tells us to come to the Lord with the burdens that weigh us down. So my challenge for you this week is to give your backpack, arm load full of burdens to God.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
A girl about to go on a roller coaster ride is getting in line but her friend who is with her is going to be waiting for her until she is done. The girl, about to go on this ride, has a backpack full of stuff along with an armload of things she’s picked up throughout the day. The friend offers to take this burden off of her. She reluctantly agrees even though her friend is more than capable and trustworthy of taking care of her burdens. She proceeds to get in line to go on the roller coaster. But then after only waiting in line for a little while she goes back to get her backpack. She wants to trust her friend with everything but fear and worry has crept in and she’s given in. The girl then proceeds to get back in line only to get out and gather up the things she left behind with her friend. Her burdens weigh her down as she waits in line for the rest of the time and prevent her from enjoying the roller coaster ride. But she didn’t have to carry them. Her friend could have for her. He even wanted to. But she wouldn’t let him. She just had to do it herself. She was afraid to let it go and hand it over. I’ve found that I’m that girl. God is more than capable of carrying my burdens. He wants to but I refuse to let him. I think I can handle it all on my own but I can’t. And after one long miserable roller coaster ride I get off and realize I didn’t have to do it that way. Scripture tells us to come to the Lord with the burdens that weigh us down. So my challenge for you this week is to give your backpack, arm load full of burdens to God.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”