Dear blog readers!
Hello
everyone. :) I hope you are all doing well this week. :) My post will
be a bit short today other than my spiritual thought, because I spent so
much time writing it. It is dedicated to my brother Andrew, because
things he said inspired me to write it. I hope you all enjoy it. :)
Let's say that you have a very large bucket full of your soul. It has
two handles, and is very wide and difficult to carry. We are striving to
carry this massive tub, so to say, up the mountain of progression.
Trying to carry our soul higher. Christ is always there. Often times we
look to Him and we ask Him, tears in our eyes, why is my bucket so
heavy? I am so tired. I don't know how much longer I can go.
We
begin to dispair, and He always feels our pain. The problem is, we are
often so busy dispairing, and telling Him how heavy it is, and asking
him to take some of the weight out of the bucket, that we are completely
deaf to His pleas to let Him help you carry.
'Your soul has two handles.' He says. 'Please, please let me take one. Let me help with some of the load.'
Finally
we hear His plea. We let go. We stop worrying. We release our death
grip on one of the handles and allow His careful loving hand to begin to
bear us up. He begins to help you to see where to step. He begins to be
able to help you find the path. Things become easier and easier. Our
soul becomes lighter under His glorious influence, and we find peace. We
begin to look around and the beautiful landscape. The wonderful flowers
and view. The way becomes joyous and easy. Constantly moving up.
Then
you see others. Other people carrying their souls. Christ is helping
some of them too. You see how heavy it is for them. Your soul begins to
yearn to help them. You look back at Christ and He smiles that bright
loving smile that only he could muster. He tells you, 'I can carry this
load. Will you please help these others?'
'Are you sure?' You ask him. 'My load is heavy, and the way is steep.'
He smiles again, and assures you, 'I am very sure. Let go. I've got you.'
That
is the moral of this story. Let go. You are safe. You are taken care
of. You will always be in charge of your soul. You decide which path to
take. Chirst will always defer to you as he carries you up the mountain.
But you don't have to stress. You don't have to carry it alone. You can
stop worrying, and instead focus on helping others. As you work to help
others up the mountain, the way will become brighter and brighter. You
will be filled with the joy that can only be found by doing the work of
Christ. Things will work out. As you let go of your stress over your own
bucket, Christ will be able to lead it up better and better paths. The
way will become easier, even though it never flattens out.
You can do it. Christ knows it, I know it, your loving Heavenly Father knows it. Be at peace. Matthew 11:28-30
"28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Follow Christ, do His work, the work of serving others, serving God, and you will find true rest.
Moroni 7:3 "Wherefore, I would speak unto you that are of the church,
that are the peaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a
sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord, from
this time henceforth until ye shall rest with him in heaven."
God
loves you. Jesus the Christ loves you. Your friends and family love
you. Let go of the stress. Don't worry. Things will work out. God is on
your side and is always working, always doing everything for your good.
For your joy. You just need to work with Him to get there. :)
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