Encouragement When You Need It

Encouragement when its needed the most

So I would just like to explain how things are going right now. God has really blessed this semester by making my school load lighter and simply enjoying some good times at school. Its also been really neat to simply be able to be happy and enjoying life with Christ. I have received over the last little while various amounts of encouraging verses that have brought real peace and comfort. I thought I would share them with you so that you too can be encouraged by the amazing God that we serve.

The first verses are found in Matthew 11:28-30

Come all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

At first when I read the last verse I was really confused since as Christians we often suffer for our faith so I did not understand how Christ's burden was light since we are called to suffer for him. But I don't that is what he meant. Think when we take on other people's burden they are heavy and also filled with some kind of challenging circumstance. Christ doesn't have any of that stuff or Junk. Rather when you take on Christ's yoke we are bound to him with but we don't carry him he carries us.

To give some background a yoke was what attached two horses or cows etc that we to pull something in the field. The cool thing is that when the yoke was put on the horses it made the light easier for both. For us we are yoked with the a God that is stronger then we can possibly fathom. All we have to do is walk with him.

Some other encouraging passages include

Philippians 4:4-8

Psalm 46

Psalm 103

Psalm 139

I would encourage you to take refuge in these and know that this is the God that we serve and also the God that Loves us so MUCH! Be encouraged by His LOVE! He is worth more then anything else that this world can offer. We owe him our lives and I hope that you will surrender yours!