Devotional for Monday, January 20, 2018
“ This Is Why Ships Sink”
by Dona Hake
“Ships do not sink because of the water around them;
ships sink because of
the water that gets in them.
Do not let what is happening around
you get inside you and weigh
you down.”
ships sink because of
the water that gets in them.
Do not let what is happening around
you get inside you and weigh
you down.”
This is a very powerful quote with a wonderful message that should challenge our hearts. Let us look at the following scripture in light of this awesome quote….
Hebrews 12:1 Amplified Version
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness, stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,”
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness, stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,”
The first words I want to look at today is the words stripping off every unnecessary weight. As I read this quote it reminded me of the fact that many times we are the ones responsible for sinking our own ships. How is that? you might wonder…I think about times when we pick up cares that we have no business trying to carry. It is amazing how we can just convince ourselves that picking up care and worrying about something is going to solve a problem. The Lord tells us in His Word to cast all of our care upon Him, for He is the one caring about us!
He does not want us to be burdened down with anything here in this journey on earth. He desires we run the race of our life with light hearts and minds that are free from care. He does not want us to try to solve problems in our inability but rather that we let that to Him. It is as we cast our care that we are really stripping off the unnecessary weight that tries to slow us down and burden us.
Today I want to challenge your heart to think about things you may be thinking about that have become a burden, and unnecessary weight and care in your mind. I encourage you to make a decision to just stop carrying it in your own ability, make a quality decision to give it to the Lord Jesus Christ in prayer.