Are You A Tired Soul

Jeremiah 6:16: Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Matthew 11:28: 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.

1 John 5:3: For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Before I was saved and even sometimes since my salvation I have carried myself and my burden of sin. The sin and it*s results have always been the heaviest load.

Genesis 4:13: And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Several of the individuals who have prayed to receive Jesus in my hearing have said afterward that they felt like a weight was lifted off them. I wonder how many of my Christian friends are carrying their own cares rather than casting their cares upon Jesus. Receiving Jesus is the first time we cast our cares upon Him and we can do that again and again every day.

1 Peter 5:6: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Psalms 55:22: Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

The following scripture and thoughts were excerpted from the writings of George Whitten and used with written permission. You may subscribe to his free daily email devotionals at worthybrief@worthynetwork.com.

Proverbs 18:21: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

We have a Christian friend who constantly talks about her problems. Every single time we talk to her she tells us how bad things are going in her life and how much she is lacking. Interestingly, in all the years we*ve known her and prayed for her, things have only gotten worse. Though she has come to believe in the God of victory, she is not living a victorious life. How many of us are in this boat?

We have another friend who has experienced many hard things in her life. But ever since this friend gave her life to the Lord some years ago, her attitude has changed completely. She is grateful, so very grateful for God*s salvation and goodness toward her. Though she began her walk with the Lord with nothing, she has been excited at what God has in store for her life and has often spoken in great faith for her future. This girl has come so far. We have watched her blossom as God has done amazing things in her life. She is now part of a thriving ministry and the Lord is using her mightily. He has blessed her with a home, a car and finances and she reaches out to many with all that she has. It*s beautiful.

It seems clear, yet took us some time to realize that the thoughts we think and the things we say are so much more powerful than we can imagine. They are life or death to our ministry, our relationships, our finances and everything else.

Are you struggling something today? It*s time to start looking up! Stop complaining! Start speaking in faith! Watch how the Lord turns things around!

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