Give It Up

Have you ever been sitting in church, at a retreat, or even in a small group and someone said that you should give your burdens up to God? I couldn't tell you how many times I have heard that in my life. And I couldn't tell you how many times I've wanted to do this very thing. But I always walked through that door wondering to myself how in the world am I supposed to do that.

I would walk out confused but never willing to express that confusion. I was the good little church goer. The one that you went to for answers, not the one with questions. But there I was with a really big question, how do I cast my burdens on God and trust in Him and His word?

Today He decided to finally give me that answer. It was an answer that was always there but today driving down the road He lifted that haze of confusion. It went something to the effect of...

"Are you worrying about money, give more of it to me. Are you worrying about not having enough time in a day to get things done, spend more time in My presence. Are you worrying about study habits and being prepared for work and school, spend more time studying my Word."

That's it in a nutshell. Whatever is causing me to worry I just take that cause and give more of it to God. If you're worried about not having enough money, give more of it to God. If you're worried about not having enough time, give more of it to God.

He still expects sacrifice even today. He still wants your, and my, first fruits. He still wants to be first in our lives just like he did in the old testament.

And still I struggle.

It's an easy concept to talk about, but an extremely difficult one to put into practice.

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