“I’m a burden.” Do you tell yourself these words?

There’s a difference between BEING a burden, and FEELING the weight from a burden you are carrying.

We all have burdens at different times in life. It can be parenting stress; grief; depression; addiction; and the list goes on.

You stay stuck when your burden becomes your identity. “I’m a burden,” can paralyze you, keep you from reaching out, and solidify shame.

When we don’t reach out, the weight of our burden gets heavier over time.

The GOOD NEWS! In Galatians 6:2 it says that we are to bare (to carry) one another’s burdens, and therefore fulfill the law of Christ.

We are meant to carry each other’s burdens. To walk along side each other, in love, is for the SPIRITUAL GOOD of both parties. For the one feeling the burden, it’s a release of pain with the hope of relief. For the one coming alongside to help, it’s an opportunity to be a gift and unleash grace overflowing.

You are not meant to carry life’s burdens alone. Sharing and carrying one another’s burdens “fulfills the law of Christ.” Don’t let the enemy deceive you into thinking that the burden you carry, is WHO you are, and steal the hope and healing that comes from reaching out to a trusted one to share the load.