"Now I will take the load from your shoulders;I will free your hands
from their heavy tasks."
Finishing up the last weeks of summer can feel like you are
carrying three months of work back into the office. No matter how hard
you try to ensure that you have "kept up" there are things that just got pushed to the back burner all summer and when talk turns to Labor Day, well, here comes the
work. Carrying the load and the bags of work is all part of the job.
For some people that is what they do, they "carry" the bags of others.
And, they usually get looked down on because that is their job. I have
been in many a job where it was my responsibility to carry the bags of
my bosses and I always felt that it was an important part of business
and an honor. It's kind of like the caddy for a pro golfer. Without
them, a pro golfer wouldn't get too far. They are there for knowledge,
instinct, advice, counsel, nerve-calming, encouragement, and strength. I
know a very high profile executive in a very high profile job right now
who could use someone like this. He needs someone with him to fill in
the gaps in his skill set and his intuition. Without someone to help
him he has a hard time navigating certain areas. With someone by his
side, he is the full picture. The problem is that he thinks he is the
full equation regardless and doesn't recognize his deficiencies. Many a
person is like him and miss so many opportunities because they don't
let others carry the bags and some of the load.
As believers, we are so
fortunate in that we recognize that God wants to be there for us to
carry the load and do all the things that a great caddy would do. And
if we really understand how it all comes together, we know that even
when we make the shot, we are to give Him the credit and He gets the
glory, not us. We are so many times like that executive. We want to
carry all the load and we want to do it all ourselves. But God wants to
carry the bag and the load for us and He wants to be the one that can
call the club and the shot, all the while coaching and having great
things done in His name. Today, think about what it is that you are
carrying versus what you should be handing over to God. You will find
that he wants us to give it over, like he tells us in Psalms 81:5-7;
"Now I will take the load from your shoulders;I will free your hands
from their heavy tasks." Today, you need to shed some of the baggage
and let God start carrying the load for you. If you try to hold on you
will only falter under the weight that you have and the weight and tasks
that is yet to come. Let God give you a hand today at work!
Psalm 81:5-7 (New Living Translation)
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