You're Carrying Too Much

Have you been exhausted and wondered if something is wrong with you? Have you looked at others who seem to be holding it together and concluded that your struggle means you lack faith? I want you to stop right now and receive this truth — because the weight you are carrying is not evidence of weakness. It is evidence that you have been holding something God has been asking you to throw onto Him.

"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." — Psalm 55:22 (NKJV)

Let these words resonate within your heart today. The word CAST in Hebrew is shalak — it does not mean gently place. It does not mean carefully hand over. It means to throw with force. To hurl. God is not asking you to politely lay your burden down. He is asking you to throw it onto Him with everything you have left. Take comfort in this — the moment you throw it, He catches it. And not only does He catch it — He sustains you. He holds you up so you do not fall.

"Give your burdens to the Lord, and He will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall." — Psalm 55:22 (NLT)

Understand this — He will not permit the righteous to be moved. You may feel like you are about to collapse. You may feel like the weight is finally going to take you down. But God has placed a limit on how far you can fall. He will not permit it. The burden was never yours to carry permanently. It was yours to carry to Him — and then throw it at His feet and leave it there.

May this powerful teaching from Psalm 55:22 fill your heart with permission to stop carrying what was never yours to hold — and remind you that you are not WEAK, you are simply carrying TOO MUCH. Thank you for joining me today. Subscribe for daily teachings, morning prayer broadcasts, and live services.