Burdens

BURDENS The burdens came, I carried them, they weighed so much on me; Somebody said, “Cast them on God and He will set you free.” And so I brought them to the Lord and found a great release As suddenly my life was filled with His assuring peace. But after I met with the Lord and told Him all things then, Instead of leaving them all there, I picked them up again. They were the same ones as before, and yet it seemed so strange, For as I carried them again I felt something had changed. Though they were all the same ones, they heavier seemed to be Since I had felt that lifted load; it seemed so strange to me That burdens that I thought were great and heavy then to bear Could grow so much in a short time since I had left them there. I think I figured out, though, why this heavy load increased: Because by taking them again I’d lost that inner peace. And now a burden fresh and new was added to my back: The burdens that I took back up plus that great peace I lacked. And every time I give to God those burdens all so great And pick them all back up again, I’ll feel that added weight. The lesson, then, I need to learn is to take to God my care And never pick it up again, just simply leave it there!