Did you know that the end is really the beginning? Well it really is. I suppose you are saying, Okay what is she talking about? We know that in the world the end is the end, but God is not like the world. When we say I have come to the end of my rope, if we look to God, the end becomes the beginning. It becomes the beginning of the rest of your life.

In each of our lives, if we just keep on living, there comes a time where the struggles and confusion of everything begins to weigh us down. Our shoulders begin to slump under the weight of trying to carry the things of life. The book of Hebrews tells that we are to lay aside every weight and sin that so easily besets us. Now you are saying, easier said than done. Well, stick with me for just a little while and we will see.

Some of the things of life that weigh us down are family problems, work, health, and finances. They can become heavy weights that will press us down. We begin to feel like we are drowning or we feel like that lady in the commercial that said, “I have fallen and I can’t get up.” We find ourselves saying, “I’m under all of this and I can’t get out.” Our thoughts begin to flip and flop, who am I, where am I, how did I get into this situation and someone please tell me or show me what do I do next?

What do we do next? We surrender all to Jesus. 1 Peter 5:7 tells us to cast our cares upon Him (Jesus) for He cares for us. 1 John 1:9 tells us to confess our sins and repent. We next ask Jesus to come into our lives and be Lord of our lives. We exchange places by getting off the throne of our heart and letting Jesus take up residence on the throne and be in control. We let Him be the driver, the pilot, the teacher, and the banker in our lives.

Scripture tells us that there is a rest for the people of God. We find our rest and relief in Christ. We cease from our labor and turn our family, our job, our health, our finances and any other weight that is holding us down.

While living under and trying to handle these pressures we lose sight on who we are, but in Christ we begin to learn just who God created us to be.