Come to Him...

Matthew 11: 28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 

How many times have I read this verse? 

How many times have I heard someone minister on this?

Both when I have read it, and heard others share on it, the theme seemed to be this... when I am tired, and struggling, come to Jesus and He will help me. Am I the only one that has thought that?

Well, first I want to look at the definitions.

Weary means "1- Having the strength much exhausted by toil or violent exertion; tired; fatigued. 2- Having the patience exhausted, or the mind yielding to discouragement. 3- Causing weariness; tiresome;" (1828 Noah Webster's Dictionary definition)

Heavy laden means "To load up (properly, as a vessel or animal) i.e. (figuratively) to overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety):" (Blue Letter Bible- Strong's Definition)

Have you felt weary? 

Have you felt like the load of responsibilities just keeps getting heavier? 

I know I have felt that way, and I know many that have felt that, too

But first, let's take those feelings and like it says in 1 Peter 5: 7 "Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you."

Lord, I take the feelings of weariness, and burdens that I have, and I throw them at Your feet.

But when I read this verse, this last time the part that hit me was three simple words. "Come to Me..."

Yes, Lord!

When I am tired... Come to Him.

When I am hurting... Come to Him.

When I am overwhelmed... Come to Him.

When I don't see the next step... Come to Him.

But also...

When prayers have been answered... Come to Him

When I feel good... Come to Him.

When it seems I shouldn't bother Him... Come to Him.

At ANY time... Come to Him.

With ANY thing... Come to Him.

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God is a good Father. He doesn't just want me to figure things out. He wants me to come to Him. 

If there is something I don't want to take to Him- I either need to release it, and not be part of it OR I need to get my heart right and trust Him with it.

Thank you, Father, for reminding me, and opening my eyes to see more clearly that You truly desire me to come to You. You want me to come to you no matter what I am going through. You are showing me more often how much You desire for me to come to You and spend time with You. 

I choose to come to You each day, in all circumstances. Thank you!!