Today's thought - 07 August 2026 (Changing your thinking)

 

This morning we had a session with Dr. Dave Martin and what a session. I find myself this morning in a place where I am negative. I feel like I am missing the point and that which I am doing is not enough. I am overwhelmed with my workload and my “church” load, and you know how we get. We feel like it is now too much and we can’t do this because we do not even have time to clean the house let alone do all the prayer groups and homecell meetings. Then we are bombarded with more work and project changes and stock queries and just overall too much stuff and in our minds. We say things like “I am just human and I can’t cope and I am not the right person”.

So, the Lord says in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

I have to ask myself this question: Do I really understand what Jesus is saying?

You see in everything we do there is an “us” part and a “God” part. There is the difficult part (we do) and the impossible part (God does). There is doubt and then there is faith. There are the Word of God and the lies of the enemy. Which one weighs the most?

If we walk by faith there are numerous things that will not make sense to the world around us, but it makes sense to us. There are many things that God assigns that the enemy wants to stop. We just think that we can carry this burden on our own and that God expects us to do everything perfect. If God wanted it perfect, He would not need us. In our feeble and imperfect way our works are made perfect by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is when we feel like this that we need to read this scripture not expecting all to change in an instant but expecting our hearts and our minds to be renewed so that we can align with God’s will. If you feel that you are not the right person for the job, as my friend reminded me, then you are the right person.

God is not saying you should walk on water, He is saying that in your faith you will be walking on water, but your eyes should be focused on Jesus not on the water. That part might even be invisible to us, but the one who is carrying us on the water sees it. It is not the size of the burden (yoke/issue/battle) that pleases God, but the manner in which we do it. The faith by which we approach it. The way we walk with Him on the water and through the storm. You see sometimes we will have to walk on the water with Jesus and sometimes He will part the water so that we can walk through it. It does not matter the number of mistakes we make nor how many times we have to try again. What matters most is the attitude we do it with. The faith and trust we approach it with. The obedience to what God places on our hearts. The manner in which we try and try again.

My dear friend, nobody is perfect and yes, we make mistakes, but we learn and grow from those mistakes, and we increase in our faith, because by making mistakes we realize just how important it is for us to walk with God and to follow His Word and His guidance.

So, no do not believe the enemy’s lies but stand on the truth and that is Jesus Christ.

Have an awesome day.