When the Burden Remains Present

I have had countless, disappointing moments in my life that would occur after praying so hard for burdens to be lifted, for problems and conflicts to dissipate, only to find them still circling around me. I have prayed to have a life full of blue skies and then wake up to find that the dark clouds still remain. How could I continue to have a prayerful  response to Jesus’ call to come to Him when we are heavy with burdens, and yet find that the burdens would still remain? There was something I was clearly missing.

I didn’t understand that handing my burdens over to Jesus didn’t mean that the burden would no longer be present in my life, and suddenly disappear. Instead, it meant that I would no longer be the one carrying them. It meant that I could now regain the strength and energy I had lost by allowing the burden, although still present, to be handled and carried by Jesus.

Handing our burdens over to Jesus doesn’t mean that the burden will no longer be present in our lives…

If the burden remains present in your life once you have prayerfully given it over to the Lord, take peace in knowing that it does not equate to unanswered prayer or that it’s not being handled by Jesus. Instead, in this process, there is a greater faith that can be gained, as well as a first-hand experience with watching God handle what was too heavy for us in the first place.

If faith as small as a mustard seed can cause mountains to move, remember, that there is a process in which this mountain has to move, and not just merely disappear. My dear friends, join me in learning to trust the process and rest in knowing that Jesus is at work and will faithfully finish what He has started!