28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
So in the chapter before as you noted Jesus is sending them out telling them its going to be a tough road, but here he says I'll take your burdens away and get you some rest.
I think its two different things, he isn't saying life will be easy but that he will take that tightness out of your chest that you are feeling about things that don't matter in the end, he will give your soul rest. He can take away the worries of this world the stress I feel at work if I put that work in its proper place and make following him my number one priority.
maybe the tightness I feel in my chest is because I have my focus on things other than him? just a thought
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Yesterday, in our service the pastor was talking out happiness. He said, "God doesn't promise that you will be happy." I thought, that's true, but I've never heard someone actually say it. Then he said, "God promises a life of POWER, and that will lead to satisfaction, and happiness."
ReplyDeleteI think that's exactly what you are saying. Get your priorities in the right order, and don't sweat the things that don't deserve sweating. One thing I try to remember, when I get that tight feeling in my chest, is to ask myself if what I'm worrying about has eternal consequences if I fail.......usually it doesn't.
I like this translation of a portion of today's read. Its from the message version. I just like how it sounds. It made it a little easier for me to understand.
16-19 “How can I account for this generation? The people have been like spoiled children whining to their parents, ‘We wanted to skip rope, and you were always too tired; we wanted to talk, but you were always too busy.’ John came fasting and they called him crazy. I came feasting and they called me a lush, a friend of the riffraff. Opinion polls don’t count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
sometimes the Message translation hits the mark. I like the eternal consequences litmus test, I'm guessing i don't have many work decisions that will meet that hurdle...lol thanks for that thought
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