Dear Lord; Good morning Father! First off, I want to tell You how wonderful it was to have such an amazing outpouring of affection and prayers for Jonathan’s birthday yesterday. Between the phone calls, Facebook postings, Blog Comments and emails it was VERY apparent to Shannon and I how loved he is, and how Blessed we are to know so many good people.
Today Lord, I’d like to revisit a topic we’ve discussed before; The sense of despair I’ve been seeing in far too many people lately. The reasons for these feelings run the gambit from financial problems, to employment issues, to stressing over Holiday “requirements”, but it seems that even more than usual, many are letting these burdens overwhelm them. I’ll be honest Father, our year has certainly been difficult in many ways as well, however it really hasn’t felt as desperate for me as I would have expected. Thinking on this, and listening for Your Guidance I realized why… I’ve got Jesus in my heart! What a remarkable Gift You’ve given me! No, that doesn’t pay the mortgage or keep gas in the car, but it does put all those things in proper perspective. Matthew 11:28-30 reads :
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Thank You so much Lord! You make all my burdens feel so light when I lay them at Your feet!
Therefore Father, my prayer today is a simple one. Please let those who feel lost, overwhelmed and full of despair feel Your Loving Presence in their hearts and rejoice! May the Peace of Christ pass over all those in need, and bring them to Your Light. Amen. ~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
So true – our burdens feel lighter when we lay them at His feet. I’ve probably said this before on this blog, but, it’s true. Whatever we focus our attention on becomes magnified in our lives. If we focus on our problems, they seem overwhelming. But when we keep our focus on Jesus, He is magnified and our problems become smaller. The key is keeping our eyes on Jesus.
Whether you’ve said it before or not Lisa, it’s absolutely true! Thank you so much for the comment, and Have a Blessed Day!
Great post. We are going to go through problems and trials. But if we keep our eyes focused on Christ, we can still have the joy of the Lord.
Absolutely Jenifer. It’s actually pretty exciting to me that through all the world throws at us, if we let Christ’s Love in, those problems aren’t nearly as daunting. Thank you for the comment, and have a Blessed Day!
I am so glad to have Jesus in my heart and that He alone can make my burdens light…I just have to remember to give them over to Him and not try to keep them for myself 🙂
I am as well Allison! It’s difficult sometimes to remember to surrender our lives to Him, but His Love is there for us all the same!