“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and your souls will find rest. what I have put on is good and My burden is light.”
A life of carrying too many burdens will make him tired and it will be a relief to have someone to help lift the burden. Lifting can mean removing the existing burden but it can also mean sharing with the existing burden. It could be that life is not strong enough to bear the burden because it is his soul that is not calm.
Everyone can be in the same situation but certain people can panic while others stay calm. The load is light but the yoke on which it is placed or tied is not comfortable, so it is difficult to carry it; felt hurt. Don’t burden your life and others with bad things. A good yoke but too heavy a burden makes a weary, restless soul.
Continuous working time for a long time, even though the work is light, can be a burden in life. In God is not promised a life without a burden and a yoke is not needed, but a calm soul is obtained from the assurance of a comfortable yoke and a light burden — real readiness to work and great strength.
“Didn’t I command you: be strong and be firm in your heart. Don’t be discouraged or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
“He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
It is undeniable that in this life the law of sowing and reaping applies: whoever sows, he will reap; what is sown will also be reaped. If we sow goodness, we will surely reap goodness. If we sow bad things, we will also reap bad things.
A concrete example of sowing is the act of giving: giving offerings to God or giving something to others. In terms of giving the attitude of the heart must be considered. Do not let us give simply because we expect a return or reward.
After all, the act of giving is like sowing a seed that will one day bear fruit. So the act of giving is not a wasted or useless act, it is a good and appropriate action. “Let us not become weary of doing good, for when the time comes, we will reap, if we do not become weak. Therefore, while there is still opportunity for us, let us do good to everyone, but especially to our friends. faith.”
Never procrastinate to do good. Let the goodness continue to flow from day to day, so that “β¦the kindness of your heart is known to all.Giving must be willingly: it does not mean giving at will, but giving according to the blessings of God that we have received.
But it is not an easy thing for people whose hearts are attached to money and possessions. Get rid of the stingy, selfish and materialistic nature in us, and be a blessing to others, because what we sow will never be in vain.
The two women had both been great pianists. Now both live in a stroke care center. The heart attack paralyzed the right side of the first woman’s body, while the second woman suffered from paralysis of the left side of her body.
Seeing the talent of these two women, the head nurse had a brilliant idea. The two of them were invited to play the piano together. The first woman plays with her left hand and the second woman with her right.
It was difficult at first, but with intense practice, they succeeded. Both are able to play beautiful music. They also become close friends and feel life becomes meaningful again.
To do great things, everyone must work together. We are not designed by God to live alone. We are given flaws to depend on and complement each other. Each person is a unique, have different roles and functions, but none of them are made complete, and must work together.
To achieve cooperation, there are two attitudes that need to be avoided. First, low self-esteem. Feeling “I’m useless” because it doesn’t count. Second, the attitude of wanting to live alone. Feeling “I don’t need you” then walk alone.
Let’s live together and help each other. We will experience the beauty of life! “But God has given the members, each in a special way, a place in the body, as He wills.”
A woman bought a suitcase with a lifetime warranty. “Whoever breaks it,” said the luggage man, “we’ll either fix it or replace it for free forever.” It’s been 3 years since the woman bought the suitcase. And sure enough, as promised, She has got 2 times free service.
But a few weeks ago she heard that the company was heading for bankruptcy so its future was in doubt. If the company is in doubt, so is the warranty it provides.
Although in this world we can’t always trust human guarantees, there is one promise we can trust. In the Scriptures we find that God promises to be with His people. In Deuteronomy 31 there are words of Moses that reassured Joshua: “For the LORD, he himself will go before you, he himself will be with you, he will not forsake you nor forsake you; do not be afraid, and do not be discouraged.”
This promise is repeated in the New Testament: “For God has said: ‘Never will I forsake you and I will never forsake you.’ Therefore we can confidently say: ‘The Lord is my Helper. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me”.
The promise of God’s endless presence is the key for us to live with confidence and satisfaction. No matter how many promises humans have broken, God’s promises remain valid for all time and forever. Because He is an eternal God, He can give us an eternal guarantee.
Niagara Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world which is a collection of three waterfalls located in Niagara Gorge which is located on the border between Ontario, Canada, and the state of New York, United States. Before a bridge was built across Niagara Gorge, several lives were lost as people attempted to cross the roaring, turbulent rapids.
You may be surprised to learn that the first steps in building a bridge over Niagara Falls were taken by a 16-year-old boy named Homan Walsh. In 1848, Homan flew a kite from one side of the canyon to the other, which earned him a $10 prize.
Someone on the other side caught a kite and tied a stronger string to the end of the kite, and a new, thicker string was pulled back across the canyon. This process is repeated with stronger ropes, then thinner ropes, then thicker ropes, and finally they have cables across a stretch strong enough to support workers, equipment, and materials.
Finally, the two countries are connected by a sturdy bridge that trucks and trains can cross. And it all started with one little kite string!
Sometimes the simple actions we take can have a tremendous impact on those around us. Maybe what we give is not much: time, energy, thought, attention, but God can make this simple way of extraordinary blessing for others. It is enough with small, simple, love-based actions that bring peace to others, if done consistently and continuously, they will undoubtedly be able to influence and change the situation around us for the better.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which people take and sow in their fields. Indeed, the seed is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows, mustard is bigger than any other vegetable, and even becomes a tree, so that the birds birds of the air come nesting in its branches.”
“The schemes of the diligent will only bring abundance, but everyone who is hasty will experience only want.”
Diligent means doing the work at hand to completion. People who work but still need other people’s work to take care of their completeness means that they are still not fully diligent, they still need calm.
Calm is a state of not panicking, understanding the situation, and taking good and appropriate action for every thing that happens. All experienced a blackout and only the unsettled person screamed hysterically.
Calm when associated with craft means a person who works and is not primarily focused on how the job is done quickly without carefully considering everything related to the work he is doing. Work done in an uneasy state will cause the work to not be completed properly and people blame the things and people around them. Work is not a blessing, but is shunned by all; deficiency comes from there.
Working calmly and not in a hurry will make the job well done and felt by everyone so that it becomes a blessing and blessed people who do it. Such is the abundance of the diligent.
“And who will harm you if you are diligent in doing good”
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:10-12 “For man does not know the time. Like a fish that is caught in a grisly net, and like a bird that is caught in a snare, so the children of men are ensnared in a bad time, when it comes to them suddenly. -arrive.”
In living this life we generally tend to walk on our own strengths and look at things from the point of view of physical eyes, as a result we often fall and reap failure, because our perspective will have an impact on our actions.
If we look at the days we live as something very hard and difficult, then we will feel how heavy the burden of life is, so that we too will walk unsteadily, without enthusiasm, and full of complaints. It says, “He who is zealous can endure his affliction, but he who heals a broken spirit” .
But if we look at life through the lens of faith, we will interpret life as an opportunity that God has given us. If we realize that this life is an opportunity, then we will live this life with enthusiasm. Therefore we will not let time pass by, on the contrary we will fill the time with positive things and do everything as well as possible. Opportunity does not come twice. Evidently there are many people who regret not playing when the opportunity given is not used.
In the end there is only useless regret. This is what is called kairos, namely a certain period, which when it is past it will not come back again; this is a golden opportunity, which doesn’t come twice. It is important for us to be sensitive to when God opens the door and closes the door (opportunity), because “β¦when He opens, nothing can close; when He closes, nothing can open.”
Today there are still many people who do not want to use the opportunity given to do what is best for God, instead they prefer to enjoy worldly pleasures and ignore His presence. Make the most of the opportunities that exist because there are times when we can no longer do anything.
One day a student asked his wise teacher, “How can we get something perfect in this life” The wise teacher said, “Walk straight in the flower garden in front of you, pick the one flower that you think is the most beautiful. But you can’t go back back to pluck the flowers you’ve passed.”
The student carried out the orders of the teacher. After walking to the end of the garden, he returned empty-handed. The teacher asked, “Why didn’t you get any flowers?” The student replied, “Actually I have found it, but I didn’t pick it because I thought maybe there was something more beautiful ahead. And so on, and without realizing it I was already at the end of the garden without earn any interest.”
The teacher then explained. “That’s the way life is. In this life, people always want to get the most perfect, but what often happens, he gets nothing.” Only God is perfect. His works are perfect, His ways are perfect, His grace is perfect, His love is perfect.
Therefore, we need to learn to accept each other. It’s one of our ways to learn and strive to be perfect.
We don’t need to be disappointed if we find many imperfections in this life. We all have ideals, but we need to be realistic about them. In various imperfections, we learn to rely on a perfect God. Let His grace, love, and inclusion strengthen us.
“Finally, my brethren, rejoice, strive to be perfect. Take all my advice! Be of one heart, and live in peace; then God, the source of love and peace, will be with you!”
Many people have unknowingly destroyed their own lives through their foolish actions or disobedience, even though they have been rebuked and warned by God with love.
This happened to Cain! When his heart was filled with anger, jealousy, and envy towards his brother, God had warned and rebuked him gently. The Lord said: “Will your faces not be radiant, if you do good But if you do not do good, sin is already peeking at the door;”.
God assured Cain that he could actually win the inner battle, but Adam’s elder son ignored God’s warning and followed his heart: “Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let us go out into the field.’ While they were in the field, Cain suddenly struck his younger brother Abel and killed him.”
This is the first crime of murder committed by humans. Cain who doesn’t look the least bit sorry for what he’s done has to bear the punishment from God: “β¦cursed are you, thrown away from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hands. If you cultivate the land, the land will not be will give you full fruit again; you become a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
Until this moment there are millions of people on this earth who are walking the “way of Cain!” Only because they are aroused by emotions, hate, envy, jealousy, or because they want other people’s property, they have the heart to do heinous acts, without thinking about the risks or consequences.
It’s important that people have self-control. If not, then sin is already peeking at the door. “β¦everyone is tempted by his own desires, for he is drawn in and enticed by them. And when that desire is fertilized, it gives birth to sin; and when that sin is ripe, it gives birth to death.” For ignoring God’s warning, Cain’s life was ruined!
Once upon a time there was a house in the middle of the forest inhabited by a mother and her young child.
One day the boy was in the yard playing. At the same time a deer came. The deer tried to put its antlers into the child’s clothes so that the little boy seemed to be lifted on the antlers of the deer. Instantly the child was afraid of the deer and cried while shouting for his mother.
Reflexively the mother came out of the house and began to see what was happening. Unexpectedly, his son had been carried away into the forest by a deer. The mother tried her best to chase the deer into the forest.
But when the mother got to the forest, her child was already in the wide grass area and playing as usual. The mother was relief and started holding her child. They returned to their home.
But what happened, it turned out that their house had been crushed by a large tree. Of course, the condition of the house became shattered. The mother began to think that if she was still in the house without chasing her child, she would have become a victim of the fallen tree.
Instantly she remembered that several years earlier she had saved a fawn from a hunter. She covered the fawn with various kinds of cloth so as not to be caught by the hunters. When the hunters had left the place, she began to take the cloth covering the fawn and release the fawn into the forest.
Unexpectedly, the deer that brought her child was the deer she had saved first. It was as if the fawn was trying to thank the mother by taking her child to run into the forest and to save the family from a falling tree.
There is never a loss in doing good, no matter how small it is. Good actions will produce good results, and bad actions will produce bad results. No one can escape this reality. We really reap what we sow.
Sometimes the consequences are immediately apparent after our actions, such as when we get good grades for studying diligently, or fall and hurt our feet because we are not careful on the road.
At other times, we may not receive the consequences of our actions directly. For example, it is difficult to get a high-paying job because maybe we didn’t really study when we were in school or college, or we live healthy and fit in our old age because we have eaten healthy food and exercised diligently since we were young.
Continue to do good and other positive things because we must not be fooled by temporary and invisible things, thinking that our actions are not producing anything. Sow good things in our lives, so that our lives become a blessing and bring joy to others.
“Let us not become weary of doing good, for when the time comes, we will reap, if we do not become weak.”
