TODAY'S FOOD FOR THE SOUL 2 Corinthians 3:11-18 TODAY'S RHEMA 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Since the death of her mother, Tina's father's health declined dramatically. He is unable to work again, just lying weakly in bed. As the eldest child, who still has two younger brothers, the responsibility for maintaining family life, turns to Tina's shoulder. Then she worked as an online motorbike driver. Regardless of the weather, scorching hot or stinging rain, she works from morning to night. Almost every day Tina comes home very tired. When she returned home, she still had to clean up the house and take care of his father. She couldn't pray anymore, because she was too tired. Tina often cried in silence because she felt overwhelmed and had to fight alone, but she didn't know what else to do.
Like Tina, sometimes the excessive burden of life makes us push ourselves to exhaustion. We become moody, irritable, and prone to negative thinking about everything. It will be dangerous when the excessive burden of life is enveloping our hearts that we are no longer able to seek God's presence and our affected the relationship we have with God. As the result, our burden feels increasingly unbearable.
Precisely when we feel so oppressed, we must draw closer and seek God's presence. Rely on the shoulders of the Father when we are such heavy burdened, and He will give deliverance and relief (Matthew 11:28). When we truly praise and worship with our body, soul, and spirit, the Holy Spirit will begin to fill our hearts and bring us into the presence of God. Holy Spirit will help us pray, delivering our burdens to Father. Indeed problems will still exist, but we can look at it not as a burden anymore. We will gain a new power because in the Lord Jesus there is true freedom over our problems and burdens. REFLECTION Saudara Terkasih, COME CLOSER TO GOD, then you will experience TRUE FREEDOM from the overwhelming burden of life. APPLICATIONS 1. What makes you so burdened lately? Does the burden draw you away from God? 2. Why do you need to draw closer to God, when you feel overwhelmed? 3. What can you do to seek God's presence, when your burden begins to feel so oppressive? TODAY'S PRAYER "Lord Jesus, You know what I'm going through. We want to be close to you, but sometimes my burden is so heavy, until I can't find Your face. Lord, forgive me for my unbelief, pour out Your Holy Spirit until it fills and overwhelms me, for I know when You are with me, I will be able to bear all things. Thank you, Lord. In the name of our Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen."
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