Unloading Zone & Insight for Today

We all know the truths Swindoll speaks of in the following devotion.
Why don't we take steps to make it happen? Life would be so much lighter.
God gave us each other for a reason. When you look around life, most everything is a pair or more. Doesn't that speak volume's?
Sharing is especially meant to be in His body. Christian brothers and sisters bearing each others burdens is a beautiful picture.
If you are carrying an especially heavy load and that back pack is getting bigger than you are, know that God intends for you to find an unloading zone and start sharing that load.
Whether it be a special friend, a group or family member. Try it out and see if the load doesn't get lighter.
There may be no answers, but to share is to let someone care and that lightens the load...or... I suppose, you could keep carrying that back pack of whatever and it could eventually swallow you up, breaking every bone in your body.
Have a wonderful day, Love & blessings

"The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever."

A Place to Unload

by Charles R. Swindoll

Galatians 5-6

This thing called life is an awfully long journey. For some, it seems an endless trip, filled with thankless responsibilities and relentless tasks, disappointments and deadlines, and daily demands.
Being imperfect doesn't help. Every so often we make stupid decisions. We say things we wish we could retrieve. Selfishly, we look out for number one and later regret it.
We act impulsively and realize, after the fact, how foolish we were, how dumb we looked. On top of all that, we hurt the ones we love the most. All this stuff caves in on us at certain times, and we wonder how anybody could ever love us . . . especially God.
When we start thinking like this, we need to turn our mind to the "one anothers" in the New Testament.
Here's just a sampling:
Love one another, build up one another,
live in peace with one another,
confess your sins to one another,
speak to one another,
admonish one another,
comfort one another,
pray for one another.
I deliberately saved my favorite for last:
"Bear one another's burdens" (Gal. 6:2).
Imagine two mountain hikers trudging along, each carrying a backpack. The one on the left has a tiny, light pack that a kid could carry, while the poor soul on the right is so loaded down we can't even see his head or his body.Let's imagine what he might be lugging in that pack down that long road. It could be a long-standing grudge that's poisoning his insides.
It might be a broken relationship with his wife or one of his kids. That pack could be loaded with unpaid bills, all of them overdue.
The question is, Where can that fella on the right go to unload so the fella on the left can help "bear the burden"?
By sitting in church alongside a few hundred or a couple thousand other folks? Hardly.
What he needs most is to be involved in an adult fellowship in a small-group setting, a place where there is person-to-person caring and the opportunity for authentic sharing. Where he will feel free, without embarrassment or shame, to tell his secret or state his struggle; where someone will listen, help him unload, and give him fresh strength.
Adult fellowships and small groups are not miniature church services. They are pockets of people who love Christ and believe in helping one another. They don't point fingers or preach or compare. They are your brothers and sisters in Christ.Once you begin unloading that pack, you'll discover how much easier the journey seems.
Are you involved in a small fellowship group?
If not, consider joining or starting a group---especially if your load is too heavy.