Shedding a Little Light
“Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever.” Psalm 145: 2
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light." Matthew 11: 30
Life is not easy and it can become an overwhelming burden if we try to manage it all ourselves. A yoke is something that physically ties together two beings. That doesn’t sound like it would make things easier. In fact, we may even perceive that as making everything more difficult. That’s true if we are trying to take the lead and the other won’t follow. Imagine how patient Jesus must be if, when we yoke ourselves to Him, we still try and lead and go our own way. When will we learn that Jesus makes everything easier when we let Him lead and bind our will to His will? We can do nothing without the Lord Jesus. When we can admit this and submit to Jesus, we will find true joy in everything we do, even the not so pleasant stuff of life.
Commit yourself to praising God, Father, Son and Spirit every single day. Before you get out of bed praise the Lord for your waking and then throughout the day remember to give Him praise for everything you have and everything you experience. Yoked to the Lord and always praising Him is the best way to …
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