Don’t carry the burdens of 2008 into 2009!

2008 had many up’s and down’s.  Why does life have to be so complicated.  Why can’t our problems go away if we do our part to fix them.  This may seem really basic but there are things that are out of our control.  This includes life and the unplanned circumstances that come our way.  There are storms that come that we had nothing to do with.

Here is an excellent prayer that contains in it a lot of wisdom.  ”God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change and the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference .”  We need the mercy and grace of God to lead us to where He wants us to end up.  The burdens of our life can get us down and sometimes we carry them with us from place to place, moment to moment and even memory to memory.  It is my personal belief that we need to make a decision to give our burdens to the Lord today!  

Let us not carry the burdens of 2008 into 2009.  The Lord Jesus is our burden bearer.  He is our life sustainer and our purpose for living.

1 Peter Chapter 5 verses 6 – 11

5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 5:11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.