You Don't Have To Carry Any Of That!

Carrying Too Much Leads You Into Despair

So many times I have been so worried, concerned, perplexed about this, or that, and yet God always manifest a miracle to bring me out of it! Then the next thing arise, and I am right back into that same mindset, why God? Why can I not just know that when I face challenges in my life, rest in knowing that because of Who You Are and Who You have Called me to be, why can I not just rest in that?

God revealed this to me, because you feel as if you are not worthy, you allow yourself to carry the weight of that circumstance, which depresses you into a level of despair that removes your focus from Me and My Word because I told Peter to tell you; 1 Peter 5:7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

You see, when we disobey His Commandments, His Word, we are truly saying that we can do it on our own! Therefore, when you are hard pressed, you become depressed, which leads you into a mindset of despair!

Regardless of what the circumstance is trying to tell you to believe, remain focused on His Word. . . Trusting and leaning on His Promises, not my own understanding!

2 Corinthians 4:8 (NKJV) 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

Despair - Literally being at a loss, desperate, to be sick, no hope. . .

To be in despair is totally contributed to us allowing our mind/focus to be removed from The Promises and True Word of God!

God has given us His Spirit as a Guarantee; it is certain that regardless the current state of your situation, your life, if you be steadfast in His Word, immovable by His Promises; you will abound in the midst of your calamity!

You do not have to carry any of that negative stuff; those things that move your mind from being settle on God!

I have to get my mind in a place that I will not be shaken by the storms of life because I know that Our Powerful Father God, has already prepared the table for me in the presence of my enemy, He has already gone before me, to provide shelter in the storm, so regardless of what befalls me, I will not allow that to carry me outside of His Promises!

I will STAND!

We, I know I do, spend too much time concerning ourselves with those things God has already taken care of! His Word has given us this assurance that He has provided all of our needs, He has conquered death, hell and the grave, He has given us a right to live everlasting because of your confessing His Gospel; I realize that I don’t have to rebuke the enemy, The Lord Our God has already rebuked Him: Zechariah 3:2 And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?”

When you walk circumspectly in the foolishness of the preached Word, you label yourself as The Brand of God! I truly believe that there are times I have became my own worst enemy, because I allow my mind to dwell in a place I know God has already defeated; therefore, I allow me to be bound by that, which Our Father has already delivered me from!

Stop Carrying All That Weight! You Don’t Have To Carry Any Of That! Carry The Promises of God and know that His Yoke is easy and His Burden is light; there you will see a refreshing in your spirit that will cause you to be at peace, even in the midst of the lack, the storm, the sickness, whatever, hold on to God’s unchanging Hand! Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NKJV) 17  Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls-- 18  Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19  The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

Our Father has empowered you to lay aside those weights, those sins, those things that causes you to become depressed, dejected, hopeless, make you feel less than; He has empowered you to remain focus on Jesus, Whom started it and finished it; enough said!

Carrying All Of That Depresses You!

I have come to realize that you just have to let God handle every area in your life, even in those areas you feel as if you can handle, do not be fooled family, God can handle even the smallest thing!

“A little leaven, leavens the entire lump. . .” What you think may be small, may be the very thing causing you to become depressed into despair!

One of the Hebrew verbs for depressed means; “to be low, grow down, sink. . .” The reason Peter began to sink is because he focused on the storm, causing his mind to think that the storm had more power/strength than Jesus!

In the midst of the storm he was walking on water; Wednesday we taught the subject that we must keep on walking, even in the storm, keep walking!

Someone may feel as if you have let it all go, but yet you feel so depressed; well examine you and ensure that your focus is set on The One Who walks to you in the midst of the storm; He causes you to see clearer even when your vision is clouded with your own thinking!

We have the power to lay aside those things; the problem is are you willing to let it go? You see, there are some things that we are carrying still, myself included, that we need not to carry; God has move you passed that and yet you are still carrying it!

I do understand how reality (natural) can cause you to see things differently; I realize that there are times you may feel at a loss, no hope, pressed down so low, but do not allow your mind to be settled in that to where you become it, remain in knowing who God has called you to become!

Jude 1 - 2 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

You are set apart because of your confession, called by Our Father Who art in heaven, and preserved because of you know that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead by Our Father!

And because of your knowing Him; You Don’t Have To Carry Any Of That stuff that so easily ensnares you!

That stuff is slowing you down!

If you are wondering when God, just examine the stuff that you are carrying and see if it is slowing you down!

You should not be at the same place you were yesterday; I know better so I will become better!

I am better!

No more pity parties, I don’t need to campaign for you to be on my pity team!

I have set my mind on Jesus The Christ! The One Who is now seated at the Right Hand of God, Our Father!

And because I know Him, I know now that I will endure this. . . God has brought me from a mighty long, very long way! I may not be who you want me to be, but I thank God I am not who I used to be!

I am shaking off and letting go of those thoughts (weights) that mindset, which causes me to believe I am not who God called me to be; I will lighten my load from now on because my testimony is that I please God!

I may be hard pressed on every side, but God is with me and I know this, so I rejoice in knowing that the Power Of God is in me which causes me to keep on walking! You cannot say you know God is with me and still live in despair, for God is our salvation, He is our Deliverer, He has conquered everything that comes up against you!

You must change your mind and set it on The Author and The Finisher! Who did not allow shame to weigh Him down, He did not allow His Purpose to become a burden; yet, He fulfilled the law and provided us Grace!

So when my mind wants to drift away into that place outside of God; I consider Christ Jesus, Who endured much greater so that you and I can have the opportunity to forego the pressure and not have to carry any of that!