CAPA Corner: Bye Bye Weariness

    Many times we tend to forget that God cares about us!  What a tremendous comfort it should be to us to know that the Creator cares about us!  As King David said, “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you would visit him?”  
1 Peter 5:6-7 – 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.  NKJV
    According to this verse, not only does God care about us but God also wants to promote us.  However, despite knowing the principles of this verse, many times we forget them and in the heat of the battle we give up.  Most of the time it is because we grow weary!
    In Matt 11:28-30 Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."  NIV
    Notice that the first four letters of the word weary, w-e-a-r.  Drop the “y” in weary and the remaining four letters spell wear, as in wear out! Add the letter “e” to w-e-a-r and we can spell “we are.”  Many times we grow weary and wear out because we are carrying burdens in our soul.  We are not physically exhausted bit we have become mentally worn out!  Jesus encourages us to bring our burdens to Him and find the peace and rest for our soul.  For most of us this is what we earnestly desire!
    God wants us to give our burdens to God. God can help us learn how to handle the many varying facets and pressures of life without growing weary!   Get re-energized!  Draw close to the Lord, listen to Him and give your burdens to Him! We can leave the rest to Him so that we can have rest!  Let God take your burdens, let Him show you how to handle situations and you can say “Bye-Bye” to weariness.
Ron Erickson
Pastor – Future Hope Ministries