When we were at Blue Haven last week, a young man shared a devotional thought about letting Jesus take our burdens... he talked about a friend who had carried his backpack on a hike.  It reminded me of a similar story of a man who was walking along a road while carrying a very heavy burden on his shoulders.  A wagon overtook him and the driver kindly offered to give the man a ride.  The man happily accepted the offer, but even when he was seated on the wagon, he continued to carry the heavy load on his shoulders.
 Perplexed, the kind-hearted wagon driver said, “Sir, why don’t you put down your burden?  There’s plenty of room.”
 “Oh no,” said the man, “I feel it’s almost too much to ask you to carry me... I can’t imagine asking you to carry my burden also.”
 Maybe we’re more like that man than we’d care to admit!!  We’ve allowed Christ to carry us – to be our Savior – to accept His redemption – but we have certain areas of our lives we’re totally unwilling to hand over to His care.  Jesus doesn’t want part of our life – He wants the whole thing!  He said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”  Matthew 11:28.  Jesus not only helps us travel through life easier.... He’s more than willing to take our burdens and carry them as well!  I believe we show greater faith when we’re willing to trust Christ to take care of us... COMPLETELY!!  Have a great week!

Mike