Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father!<\/p>\n
As is my usual practice Father, I\u2019d like to start our chat this morning by thanking You for the weekend.\u00a0 While I spent the bulk of it at home caring for a sick child and trying to catch up on housework, any time I get to spend with my family is a Blessing and I do appreciate it.\u00a0 Please continue to provide Aidan with Your Healing so that he may feel even better today, and help all of us shake off the \u201cdrowsies\u201d<\/em> that always follow the shift into daylight savings time.<\/p>\n As You know Father, I\u2019ve had a troubled heart as of late.\u00a0 I faithfully try to lay my burdens in Your Capable Hands, but as the broken and limited being I am, I\u2019m certainly not always successful.\u00a0 Seeking inspiration this morning, You placed this in my path :<\/p>\n “Cast your burden on the Lord\u2014and He will sustain you.” Psalm 55:22<\/p>\n Cast your troubles where you have cast your sins; you have cast your sins onto Jesus\u2014cast your troubles there also! As soon as the trouble comes, quick, the first thing, tell it to your Father in heaven! Remember, that the longer you take telling your trouble to God\u2014the more your peace will be impaired. The longer the frost lasts\u2014the more likely the ponds will be frozen.<\/p>\n Oh! It is a happy way of smoothing sorrow, when we can cast our burden upon the Lord. Oh, you agitated Christians, do not dishonor your religion by always wearing a ‘frown of concern’. Come, cast your burden upon the Lord. I see you staggering beneath a weight, which He would not feel. What seems to you a crushing burden\u2014would be nothing but a bit of dust to Him. See! The Almighty bends His shoulders, and He says, “Here\u2014put your troubles here!”<\/p>\n “Cast all your cares upon Him\u2014because He cares about you!” 1 Peter 5:7<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n – Charles Spurgeon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n What a wonderful and energetic sermon to pray on Father!\u00a0 Reading this, I realized that in many cases I tend to let problems and stresses build up inside me before talking with You about them.\u00a0 By the time they truly beset my spirit, I\u2019ve let them grow into a much deeper hold on me than if I had just worked them through with You when they first presented.<\/p>\n Such a simple lesson that I\u2019ve ministered to others more than once, and yet somehow I\u2019ve allowed myself to fall into this trap.<\/p>\n Heavenly Father, thank You for placing this message in front of me today\u2026 I absolutely needed it.\u00a0 As I\u2019ve said many times, I\u2019m a work in progress and awed by Your Faithfulness in leading me along Your Path.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n ~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! 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