The mission of Bearing Others Burdens is to bring encouragement for those facing life altering events. Galatians 6:2 – Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. A burden is a weight, often too heavy to bear. Christ calls us to bear those burdens, to take that weight on ourselves. One such burden, too heavy to carry in time of trial, is discouragement. Discouragement, fear & isolation all go hand in hand. You are carrying your weight, walking through a dark mist, but as you walk along, the weight becomes heavier, your eyes cannot see the next step, and so you stumble, maybe even skin your knees, and begin to cry. In your sadness, fear, and immobility, you wonder “Does anyone see me? Does anyone know how I feel? If anyone knew what a dark place I was in, would they still love me?” Our enemy, the devil, would like us to believe the answer to our questions, is “NO”, and yet Christ has the answer. Not necessarily to eliminate the weight, but to send someone along our path to take that heavy burden of discouragement and infuse it with encouragement. Many of us have been in the same boat, even if we are sailing down a different river, and know how much a touch, kind word, prayer or card can mean, but sometimes, it’s the extra mile that puts the light back in our eyes, the balm to sooth our weary souls, the answer to our cry to God to help us
carry our load. I Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon Him for He cares for you. The Bible teaches us that He equips us with different gifts, some the gift of carrying burdens for others. I like to think when He hears a cry for help or knows there’s a person too discouraged to even cry out to Him, He sends one of his servants He’s already equipped to carry the burden. The Good Samaritan didn’t just bind the wounds, he provided extra. He didn’t just give a kind word and move on; he bore the burden. There are hurting souls everywhere we look. No one person can help them all,
but God equips and gives passions, and He has given me a passion to tangibly encourage hurting souls.
