STOP CARRYING THE LOAD

I am doing this blog specifically for those in leadership or for anyone who is carrying a heavy load, and I hope it will help change and restructure things to be done differently in your life. It would be best if you did not carry a load by yourself.

I believe every believer has heard the scripture in 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” In this scripture, Peter tells and reminds the Christians in Asia Minor that life is filled with difficulties, temptations, and warfare. No matter what they are experiencing, they can give it to the God that is thinking and watching over everything that concerns them. God is our number one load eliminator, but there are some other valuable techniques revealed in scripture that I will share with you from the life of Moses.

In the Bible, Moses was the first man shown in the role of a leader outside of his family. In his first forty years of life, he was raised in the household of Pharoah’s daughter. After killing an Egyptian and being exposed as a murderer, he escaped punishment by fleeing to Midian across the Sinai Peninsula. He stayed there for the next forty years, became a shepherd, and married Tzipporah, the daughter of Jethro, who bore him two sons, Gershon and Eliezer.

At age eighty, on the mountain of God in Horeb, God commissioned Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt into the land of Canaan. Thus, Moses returned to Egypt, and under his leadership and divine intervention, the Israelites were released from their four hundred thirty years of bondage. Moses exited Egypt with six hundred thousand men plus women and children (Exodus 12:37).

While journeying in the wilderness to Canaan, the people came to Moses to enquire of God and to have their disputes resolved. Unfortunately, Moses was involved in this task from the morning to the evening. Understanding this was not good, Jethro, who was visiting Moses, gave him wise counsel. He showed Moses how to set up a judicial system using able, God-fearing men to assist him. Thankfully, Moses listened to Jethro and was relieved of this grueling load.

After receiving instructions from God on how to erect and furnish the Tabernacle, Moses utilized the gifts and skills of Bezaleel, the son of Uri of the tribe of Judah, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, to oversee the work (Exodus 35). Sharing this responsibility allowed Moses to give his attention to other matters.

After two years in the wilderness with the Israelites, Moses was tired and burned out by the people’s negative actions. Moses said to God, “Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.” God responded, “Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.” Continued reading on Number 11 revealed Moses followed God’s instructions, and God executed what He said by putting some of Moses’s spirit on seventy elders to share his load.

I believe in these three occurrences; we can see the words of Paul in Ephesians 4:16 being manifested. And l like the way The Living Bible says it, “Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly, and each part in its own special way helps the other parts, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.” There is no need to be weighted down and frustrated when God has able helpers to assist you. And perchance you are feeling overwhelmed, ask God to show you your helpers; he will do it if you let Him.

I pray this blog has been a help to you, and I close it knowing we can cast our cares on God and He has people in our lives to share our load.