Weighted Down or Lifted Up

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Weighted Down or Lifted Up?
By: Comingjoy 2-9-2008




Luke 9:25
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?





Matthew 6:24-25


"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?






I was walking down the street thinking about all I wanted, desired and deserved. I reached out and started to grasp hold of all that I could, yet it was not enough. The more I acquired, the more I wanted. There still seemed to be a void so I reached out for more, nothing seemed to satisfy me. I soon started to feel weighted down by the very things that I had accumulated and I felt empty inside. One day I happened to wake up feeling as though I was hanging off the edge of a cliff with one hand reaching for something, yet unsure of what it was. Below me I saw what appeared to be a long drop off of a jagged cliff . My other hand was holding all my worldly possessions. It was at this point in my life that I heard a voice saying “Take MY hand.”
I looked up and saw Jesus' nailed scarred hand reaching out to me. Again in a soft loving, compassionate voice Jesus asked me to reach out and take HIS hand. I asked “Where did you come from?” Jesus stated, “I have been here all along.” I wondered why I could not see Jesus before now and asked HIM. He stated my worldly desires had blinded me bringing me to the point of where I am now. Revealing to me that I need help.
I was told that to be rescued off the edge of the cliff I would need to let go of my worldly possessions and trust Him by reaching out and taking hold of His out stretched hand. If I kept hold of all I had acquired from the world, I knew certain death awaited me.


I had a decision to make.................

 

[karen4othas]

this was so encouraging and its so true, Jesus is the true amazing Saviour and can deliver us from feeling depressed and weighed down from the things of life and the situations thrown at us a long the way. He is the only one who will satisfy all the desires of a person and will not let us down. Praise Be to You Lord Jesus