HOW DO I LIGHTEN MY LOAD?
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I CAN’T TAKE THE PRESSURE ANY MORE!!
HOW DO I LIGHTEN MY LOAD?
TEXT: Matthew 11:28-30
1. COME TO CHRIST-Vs. 28
1. COME TO CHRIST-Vs. 28
A. He Knows-vs. 27
A. He Knows-vs. 27
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts:
21 Shall not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
23 God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
B. He Cares
B. He Cares
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
C. He is Strong
C. He is Strong
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
29 He giveth power to the faint; And to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall:
2. GIVE UP CONTROL-vs. 29, 30
2. GIVE UP CONTROL-vs. 29, 30
A. A YOKE IS A SYMBOL OF PARTNERSHIP
A. A YOKE IS A SYMBOL OF PARTNERSHIP
22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
B. A YOKE IS A SYMBOL OF SUBMISSION OR SURRENDER
B. A YOKE IS A SYMBOL OF SUBMISSION OR SURRENDER
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
C. When I'm "yoked" with Christ, we move together in the same DIRECTION and at the same PACE.
C. When I'm "yoked" with Christ, we move together in the same DIRECTION and at the same PACE.
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
3. LEARN TO TRUST-vs. 29—“Learn of me”
3. LEARN TO TRUST-vs. 29—“Learn of me”
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
A. Causes of Stress and God's Antidote
A. Causes of Stress and God's Antidote
AGGRESSION- GENTLENESS
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Pride- HUMILITY
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Learn to trust God in every circumstance!!!
Learn to trust God in every circumstance!!!
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: The word of the Lord is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.