Devotional Reflections…Rest, Stop Striving…

The Lord says to me, and perhaps to you, to stop taking on so much in my own strength, but, rather, to only take on His yoke and His burden, which He promises will be light…

Be at peace – and take your rest. Dwell securely in My Presence and be assured of My LOVE. I do not ask monumental feats of you or demand things too far beyond your capacity and capability to do. I am not asking you to always be striving, without let up, to become more perfected in your own sight. I love and accept you as the ‘real’ you and do not ask that you be more than you are or to achieve beyond your ability to do what I have already gifted and equipped you to do. You, yourself, are your own hardest taskmaster and greatest critic, always striving to do more and be better.  But I only ask you to be who I have made you to be, and to do only what I have designed you to do.

As you come to Me, to ‘rest’ in My LOVE and take only My Yoke upon you, truly, you will find that it is easy to bear, and is exceedingly light, because I have designed it and it is directly proportioned for you, personally, to bear. My yoke neither chafes nor oppresses. Rather, it is a joy to bear it, because it fits so well, since it is personally designed specifically for you.

When you take on what you, or others, ask or expect of you, the weight of the yoke becomes oppressive, and you are unable to bear up under it. When that oppressive weight upon your shoulders leads you to be overburdened, you must know that it is not from ME. It is too heavy because you have added to it things that I have never asked you to assume, take responsibility for, or take on because you believe you can, or think you must.

Everything that you think to do may not necessarily be My will, My purpose, or My plan for you. It is easy to get guilt-tripped by the enemy of your soul to overburden and overextend yourself. Step back and say, ‘Lord, show me what is Your will in the matter.’ I will answer.

TRUST Me to LEAD you…ALWAYS.

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As a former Hospital Chaplain who journeyed with the aging, ill and dying for nearly 5 years, the introduction of Medical Aid in Dying in Canada caused me grave concern. In the years since its legalization, I think MAiD has adversely affected the delivery of compassionate, caring healthcare and has had an extremely negative impact on us as a caring society. I believe we are living on the edge of seeing death-dealing as the answer to being a caring culture of hope that nurtures every person from their conception to their final, natural breath, because we no longer acknowledge, or put our faith in our having been created in the '...image and likeness...' of the Living God, Creator of all mankind. Our lives are being impacted by political decisions and legislation -- we cannot be oblivious to what is happening at that level, in this regard. We need to be ready for what comes next! The creeping culture of death will, in the end, consume us, and lead to more death, rather than our living in life sustaining hope and love for one another. Martin Niemöller (1892–1984), famously commenting on the rise of Nazism and the development of the death camps, penned a short ditty that includes these words: "First they came for (others)... and I did not speak out...because I wasn't one of them, Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

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