This year I am reading the daily devotional "Experiencing God Day by Day " by Henry and Richard Blackaby. It is brimming with insight and grace. I hear God speaking to me each morning as I open a new page of this book. The writings help me to examine my life and walk closer with God in the light of His Word. I want to encourage you to follow online on the EXPERIENCING GOD website or buy this little book. I am sure you will experience growth in your Christian life as you do so.
This is what blessed me earlier this week
This is what blessed me earlier this week
Bearing One Another’s Burdens
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I read this little story in a magazine which I want to share with you.
EASY YOKE
A little girl sat listening to a reading from Matthew 11:28,29,30 (BIBLE)
"Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon me and learn from me and you shall find rest for your soul.
For my yoke is easy and my load is light"
(words of Jesus)
The Sunday school teacher asked the class,"Who can tell me what a yoke is?"
The child replied," Something they put on the neck of animals,"
"Do you know what is the meaning of God 's yoke?"
The little girl again answered,"That is when God puts His arms around our neck."
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Blogger is not allowing me to upload a new profile photo or any picture on my side bar. I am told that I have exceeded my upload limit. But I can upload pictures on posts. I can' t understand this???
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Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends. Enjoy Will and Kate' s visit. Today would have been Princess Diana 's 50th birthday.
Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)
When God places people in your life who are in need, He is aware of what they lack, and He knows He has given you the resources to meet those needs. You know God does nothing by accident. When a need surfaces around you, immediately go to the Father and say, “You put me here for a reason. You knew this was going to happen. What did You intend to do through me that would help this person become closer to You?”
Recognizing a need in someone’s life can be one of the greatest invitations from God you will ever experience. It’s easy to become frustrated by the problems of others. They can overwhelm you as you become aware of need after need. Rather than looking at each new problem as one more drain on your time, energy, or finances, ask God why He placed you in this situation. Allow God to help you see beyond the obvious needs of others to the things He wants to accomplish in their lives. Don’t miss God’s activity because you’re reluctant to carry the load of others.
Is God blessing you materially? It may be He is developing a “supply depot” in your life through which He can provide for others.
Has God granted you a strong, healthy family life? It may be that He requires such a home to minister to the hurting families all around you.
Has God released you from sinful habits?
Has God’s peace comforted you in a time of great sorrow?
Has God miraculously provided for your needs?
It may be that He has been purposefully building things into your life so that you can now be the kind of person who will carry the burdens of others
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I like to see myself as Simon of Cyrene - the burden bearer for Christ - this image enables me to daily bear my cross. Which Bible character do you identify with?___________________
I read this little story in a magazine which I want to share with you.
EASY YOKE
A little girl sat listening to a reading from Matthew 11:28,29,30 (BIBLE)
"Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon me and learn from me and you shall find rest for your soul.
For my yoke is easy and my load is light"
(words of Jesus)
The Sunday school teacher asked the class,"Who can tell me what a yoke is?"
The child replied," Something they put on the neck of animals,"
"Do you know what is the meaning of God 's yoke?"
The little girl again answered,"That is when God puts His arms around our neck."
______________________________
Blogger is not allowing me to upload a new profile photo or any picture on my side bar. I am told that I have exceeded my upload limit. But I can upload pictures on posts. I can' t understand this???
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Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends. Enjoy Will and Kate' s visit. Today would have been Princess Diana 's 50th birthday.
13 Fertilize my soul:
My dear Amrita,
Many years ago, my life was changed when our church went through the study by Henry Blackaby entitled Experiencing God.
He is an anointed man indeed, and we have all been helped by his writings, based on his own personal experience of God.
This post is so valuable. Indeed, Henry Blackaby has given us a deep insight into the verse Galatians 6:2. It is easy for us to say we are Christians but we do not understand what it really means to bear one another's burdens.
Thank you for sharing about this devotional book on your blog.
Love
Lidj
On the pictures - you will have to delete some to use more, or to purchase storage space. You can reuse pics, however (i do this frequently), reusing some that you have posted before. Or you might want to go back to some of your older posts and edit them so that they have a couple of representative pictures, but not the many you post. (They will have to actually be deleted from picsa web.) I love all the things you share, the pics of life in India, but you might want to cull some of them at a later time, say, after 6 months.
Good luck with this. ;)
Dear Lidj, that you for your visit and comment. I am truly blessed by these devotions
Dear Kathryn,
you know its really strange I can upload new pictures on my posts but I can' t upload a new profile photo or one on my sidebar. Why this discrepancy?
Hi Kathryn, finally I got a profil pic uploaded. Blogger wouldn 't let me upload from my current photo file but I got it from another place on my documents. - They do such strange thing - can 'gt understand the computer 's mind.
A lot to think about here and will work to make it part of how I look at situations. I love the story of the little girl. Sending warm thoughts and keeping you in my prayers!
Thank you Buttercup
Beautiful article. I think it is the subject closest to Jesus' heart. Having empathy for others and helping them through this school journey we call life. Thanks for the Happy Canada Day wish. I have posted a lovely Princess Diana post at Facebook, celebrating her 40 years. Lots of pics from her childhood. I love the picture at the top of this blog, and I am just crazy about turquoise, the background color.
Has the riot beside your house settled down yet?
Bless you sis,
Love, Sheila
Oh My! I just saw that you have more followers than any of the 46 other people I follow. I am going through the list now and cleaning out those who I barely know or the blogs are gone now. KEEPING YOU!!!
Love, Sheila
Hello Amrita,
Wonderful post, very inspiring and thought provoking. We need guide lines like this to keep our perspective as good Christians. Very often we get diverted from our main goal due to exigences of circumstances.
Have a wonderful Sunday,
Joseph
Hello Amrita. I'm really grateful for this post. I feel affirmed by God in a decision I had made to embrace someone who was a total stranger.It's been somewhat draining and I was beginning to doubt whether I had made the right decision - but not anymore! Thank you for this inspired post.
Blessings to you, dear sister-in-Christ!
Praise be to the Lord almighty. God bless you sister Vilisi
The picture that you have up there reminded how I just watched the Passion of Christ last night. I can't even count how many times I have watched it, but everytime I do, I thank the Lord everytime.
"Thank you, Jesus that you don't make mistakes like I do. Thank you that you went through it just for me".
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