Good morning friends. Here’s a story whose message I like: A pet store delivery truck was making its rounds. At every traffic light the driver would stop, leap out of the truck with a two-by-four and bang on the side of the vehicle. The curious driver of a car behind the truck called out. “What are you doing?” The truck driver replied. “Well, I’ve got two tons of canaries inside this one-ton truck, so I have to keep half of them in the air at all times!”
Most people can relate to that truck driver. Overloaded, stressed, frantic, yet weary-and headed for emotional burnout unless things change. But you know what? They can. The answer is learning how to lighten up, and here are three stps you can take to make that happen.
Read your Soul. Many of us overlook the need for rest-not for out bodies but for our souls, which is a much deeper kind of relaxation. Spiritual fatigue is the result of trying to live without God. The resentment and guilt. Neither sleep, nor working out, nor a day off from work will rid you of these draining emotions. Such fatigue requires a spiritual recharging. The Bible says, “He energizes those who get tired.” Only God can restore your soul.
Give Up Control. People get over loaded because they try to control the uncontrollable. The greater your need to micromanage things, the more stressed you’re going to be. Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you.” Jesus was talking about a wooden frame that joins two cattle in their task. Every farmer knows the purpose of a yoke is to lighten the load by sharing it between two animals. When you yoke up with God. He lightens your load by sharing it with you. By the way, God’s back is stronger than yours!
