From the DCE Desk. . . . . 

Have you ever seen that person at the airport that is trying to carry too much luggage, the one with the backpack, two roller luggage cases, a laptop case, and maybe even regular luggage? We have all seen this person try to struggle to get to their destination because they are being weighed down by the weight of their baggage. They can’t seem to go very fast because their baggage is tripping them up and weighing them down. Sometimes I feel like I am that person. I carry a lot of weight around with the burdens and the “junk” of life. I have pains and sins that I try to deal with by myself. I feel like I could never reach my final destination because all this baggage is weighing me down. Jesus has incredible things to tell us about our burdens that are weighing us down. “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 (NLT). Jesus wants us to come to Him when we feel the weight of sin and the world upon us. He wants to take our burdens away from us! Jesus will do more than take our burdens away, He will give you rest. He will give you rest because He loves you. In the Book of Zephaniah, God promises to “quiet you with His love”. He takes your burdens from you and you will be able to live a life that He designed for you! Not a life of being weighed down and tripped up. The God of the Universe wants your junk because He wants to deal with it, instead of you dealing with it. He wants it because He loves you! What in your life is tripping you up or weighing you down? After carrying all of your junk and burdens around with you, what do you need to give over to God?

Shelly Davis
Director of Christian Education

March 2010