What a Beautiful Name ~ Hillsong Worship
Carry each other’s burdens, and in
this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. …for each one should carry their
own load. Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens. ~ Galatians 6:2,5; Psalm 68:19 NIV
Most mornings,
Elizabeth whines about having to carry her snow bag to the car, claiming it's too
heavy. It's not too heavy. I confess that on mornings when we're running
late, I will just carry her bag rather than fighting with her. (Please, no
judgement). However, after school, she must carry it into the house.
How many times have we been like that? We're willing to carry
everybody else's needs (or snow bags), but every once in a while, we whine about
our own "snow bags": dishes, laundry, taking out the garbage, oil
change, filing up the gas tank, you name it. It's not that we're incapable, but
sometimes, especially when we've done too much carrying of everyone else's snow
bags, we'd like someone else to carry ours. Galatians 6:2-5 talks about carrying
our own loads vs. carrying other's burdens. Think of a load as a snow bag or
backpack. Everyone has their own load, chore, job, etc. that they must carry
every day. But sometimes, crisis or sudden illness hits and knocks you for a
blow. That's the burden we're to help each other carry.
Hopefully, you have family and friends to help you carry your
burdens. Regardless, as Psalm 68:19 promises, God is with you every day to
carry your burdens for you. When the toilet floods and the baby cries, when you're
sick but don't have a simple fix for dinner, when you've already borrowed from
the emergency fund and get a flat tire -
in all of those times and more, God is walking with you, carrying you
through all of it.
Today, allow the 5-year-old to carry her own snow bag and allow
God to carry you as she pitches a fit all the way to the car, and in your other
circumstances.
©Heather Potts 2020
In honor of Elizabeth, whom I love dearly, I picked her favorite worship
song.
