LET HIM CARRY YOU

I happened upon a story yesterday on the Internet about a man and woman who had been married for 10 years.  One night the man came home and told his wife he wanted a divorce.  The next morning the woman presented her husband with her divorce conditions.  She asked they stay together for the next month because their son had exams and she didn’t want to disrupt him.  Then she also requested that he carry her out of the bedroom to the front door every morning just as he had carried her into their bridal room on their wedding day.  The husband, thinking this was strange, accepted the request.   The first day he carried her it was awkward and clumsy.  Everyday got easier, she would lean on him and he would notice things about her that he hadn’t noticed in a long time.  As the month slipped by the couple got closer and closer, the carry got to be more comfortable and normal.  It was on this last day as he held her in his arms that it became very clear.  He was to hold her until “death do us part.” 

At times in our lives we need to be carried.  Everyone is going to go through turmoil, is in the midst of turmoil or is leaving turmoil.  The situation may be a loss, may be an illness, may be divorce, may be stress, or may be a job.  We all deal with tough times.  It is during these times that we need someone to help us carry the load. 

In Isaiah 46:3-4 We are reassured that there is someone to help carry the burden.  When we go to God and let him carry us our load becomes lighter.  At first this may not be easy.  It is much easier for us to go to others to help us instead of turning to Him.   But going to Him will make the situation much easier.  God created us and cares for us.  His love is so enduring that he will carry us throughout our lifetime and even through death. 

Just as the husband carried his wife, letting the Lord carry us can seem awkward at first.  Our relationship with the Lord will have to grow.  It may not happen over night and we may be clumsy about it, but we must have patience.  The more we allow Him to lift us, guide us, and carry us our relationship with Him will feel comfortable.  We will notice situations in our lives changing because of Him.  He will rescue you and carry you over any burden.  The more you learn to lean on Him the lighter your load will become.  God’s arms are outstretched towards you everyday.  He will carry you through anything.  In the end this will all be very clear. 

Isaiah 46:3-4 New International Version   3 “Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,
    all the remnant of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,
    and have carried since you were born.  4 Even to your old age and gray hairs
    I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
    I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

To read the complete story go to:

http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Love-Nice-Thought-Provoking-Stories/2182828