How To Give A Burden To The Lord
If you would have known my mother-in-law you would have seen many similarities between her and Helen. At times she could be intense with her piercing, blue eyes, (even to the point of being scary :)), but then be fun, very caring and sensitive. She shared the Lord with everyone who came into her life and, in Africa, started a church under a tree. She was not ashamed of the Gospel.
Like Helen does, she was constantly leaving little notes around; sharing what she had received from the Lord and others. Not always understood or appreciated at the time, these little notes continue to speak to us. I found one of those notes the other day and I want to share it with you:
How to Give a Burden to the Lord.
Get alone with god. Put the one or more burdens in your cupped hands, lift them up towards Him with elbows straight as far as you can. Talk about the needs or problems to the Lord. Your aching arms typify the ache in your heart regarding these needs. Hold it high until you just cannot reach up one more second. Let them slowly come down as your faith and praise ascend to follow those burdens.
Write – make a written record of the exact time and day that you gave this burden (s) to God. Remember where you wrote tis down; could be that the enemy, Satan, will accuse you; laugh at you. Then you can remind him of that very hour that you gave it to Jesus. Praise Him out loud and tell him that you are trusting the Lord for the answers which are on their way. “I gave that burden to Him.” As you continue to Praise, the enemy cannot stay where there is praise.
My mother-in-law, Anne Stark, was a great woman of God.
Scriptures to meditate on:
Mat. 11.30; Psalms 55.22; 94.17-19; I Peter 5-7.