This Is Not My Rock!

A group of men from Greenbrier Church gathered at Camp Silver Beach on Virginia’s Eastern Shore this past weekend for a time of camaraderie, worship, and refreshing. It was a great opportunity to reflect on the goodness of God during these troublesome times of uncertainty. He is giving us peace. He is showing us that we are not in control of our lives. He is asking for our burdens. All these messages came through loud and clear over the short 24 hours we men had together.

Each of us carried a rock representing burdens we have not laid down. I was quickly aware of how that burden got in the way of almost everything I did. It occupied my hands, which meant it occupied my mind and compromised my focus every time I did something. I put it in my pocket, but then I had to hold my pants up when I was running. That rock just held me back. When I laid that rock at the foot of a cross Saturday afternoon to symbolically let go of my burdens, I was keenly aware of how holding on to the enemy’s unnecessary baggage separates us from the liberty we are to live daily in Christ.

If we carry something long enough, we convince ourselves it is part of who we are. We believe the lie and live condemned when God has made provision through Christ for us to be whole and absolutely free. I encourage everyone to seek a new revelation of who you are in Christ. Let Him show you the deceptions that have become so much a part of your life that you are treating them as truth. Let Him set you free to be who He created you to be. Lay your burdens at the foot of the Cross where they belong. They do not belong to you. They have been purchased by the One who is perfect in every way. Exchange gladness for mourning and praise for despair (Isaiah 61:3).

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