Preamble
Welcome to day 21.
9 days left.
Today’s post was inspired by conversations with three other believers: My mother, a senior friend and a brother.
As I asked God for what to share today, it dropped in my heart.
Lets ride in….
Spiritual burden
A burden is a load to bear.
A burden is a duty to observe.
A burden is a responsibility to fulfill.
A burden can be light or heavy depending on what it contains.
Spiritual burden is a responsibility of the spirit.
It is a calling to carry out a duty.
The Holy Spirit calls, you hear?
When God places a burden on your heart, it means He wants you to do something about it.
God never calls us for nothing.
Nehemiah, an Isrealite who was among those taken to Babylon worked in the king’s court as a cupbearer. He one day became burdened with the state of Jerusalem. It was in ruins for 70 years and had no meaningful structure around it. He became so burdened that his countenance fell. God granted him favour in the sight of the king and he was able to fulfill the burden. (The Book of Nehemiah in the Bible)
Prophets Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Isaiah had burdens, of which they were able to bring to fruition.
Revivals always occur as a result of burdens that were responded to.
For us to to do God’s work well, we need to yield to the burden He has placed on our hearts.
There is always a burden to bear. You can decide which.
There is a burden of sin which is guilt and a burden of the spirit which produces revival that transforms.
Which burden do you bear?
Capacity
God will give you the burden you can do something about.
When God laid the burden on Nehemiah’s heart, he was in a position to receive favour from the king. He had an easy access to the king and this was an advantage in fullfilling the burden.
Therefore, if a burden of the Holy Spirit is laid on your heart, it means that God already gave you the capacity for it.
Maybe your job, location, affluence, personality is the key to fulfilling that burden but God has certainly given you the capacity.
You only need to ask: LORD, what do I have? How can I achieve this? Show me what to do?
As you understand and accept that you have the capacity, God in His good pleasure will provide more help in form of other people to speedy up the process.
Nehemiah had access but he needed favour from the king which he needed at different points of the process.
What are you doing about it?
Complain?
Grumble?
Dismiss it?
Ignore it?
Pass it to someone else?
Respond to it?
Something always has to be done about burdens.
Burdens need action not talk alone
Jeremiah in:
Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.(KJV)
Understood what burdens felt like and he could not ignore.
When you choose to ignore a burden placed on your heart by the LORD, it means you have resisted for long, and when you resist for long, God will leave you alone.
When you yield to God and participate in what has been laid on your heart, you are contributing to the kingdom of heaven.
You are causing God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Make a choice
You cannot avoid bearing a burden but you can choose which you will bear.
The burden God gives to us leads us to produce bountiful harvest and be a blessing while the burden of sin and guilt leads to destruction.
Have you made a choice?
I link you to this post, if you haven’t seen it before: FINDING GOD
Prayer
LORD, thank you for today. Thank you for everything. Help me to yield to your will for my life. Help me to yield to your leading. I lay down my burdens to pick yours which leads to life. Help me to part of what you are doing. Let your will be done on earth though me. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
Conclusion
The conversations I had that inspired this post came in different forms, however the words that were shared in the course of them were tools God used to inspire this post.
What burden has God laid on your heart? What are you doing about it?
Your comments are welcomed.
Stay safe and God bless.
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