In today's podcast, we're going to continue our pursuit of stirring up our affections for God

by looking at how God exchanges our burdens for His peace. As a society, we are more continually stressed

now than ever. Stress has become our new normal.

But in God, we have the opportunity to live with a peace that surpasses all understanding.

May God guide us down his path to a peace today as we make space for his presence.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Scripture describes a great exchange of our burdens for the peace of God. Jesus said in Matthew 11, 28 through 30, come to me all who labor

and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn for me, for I am

gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden is

light. You have a God who loves you so much that he offers to take your burdens off your own

shoulders, place them on his, and give you peace and return. Where does your life feel heavy? Where do you feel buried under the burdens of the world?

God offers you his peace today if you will take some time to align yourself with him and yoke yourself

to the teaching of Jesus. In Matthew 11, Jesus presents us with an image of two animals sharing the burden of work together.

The point Jesus is making here is in reference to a coming under his teaching.

He asks us, take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,

and you will find rest for your souls.

He isn't asking us to simply cast our burdens on him, but also to humble ourselves and submit

to his teaching. If we are willing to come underneath him as our teacher, then we no longer

carry the burdens of figuring out life on our own. And in freedom, we are able to

live life under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. Do you ever feel alone in what

you're doing? Do you ever feel like peace is an unobtainable goal blocked by layer upon layer

of work you need to get through first? God's plan is different

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