No, I won’t carry that.

I didn’t sleep very well last night. I spent much of the dark hours of the early morning carrying around issues, ideas and problems that really don’t belong to me. Why would I do such a thing you might ask? For some reason I, like many of you, believe if I fret and worry about big and little things, I will figure out solutions.

I’m 49 years old and have made a career out of doing this. For as long as I can remember I’ve tried to assist God in solving problems by worrying and fretting over things I really can’t change.

I read an article this morning about a woman who had a dream where little demons were dropping black bundles on the ground for people to pick up. The bundles were burdens that did not belong to the people who chose to pick them up and carry them.

In the dream Jesus came up to the woman and she told Him how tired she was from carrying such a heavy load. Jesus said to her “My dear child, I did not give you those loads: you have no need for them. They are the devil’s burdens and they are wearing out your life. Just drop them and refuse to touch them.”

It all sounds so easy doesn’t it? Just refuse to touch them. I guess the real secret is figuring out why I want to pick them up in the first place. So, as I begin this day, I will choose to drop the bundle from my back and pray that God is standing nearby to slap my hand when I try to replace it with another.

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