Where are you today?

Are you struggling to accomplish a goal?

Are you taxed with too many tasks to complete?

Are you weary from the busyness of life?

Are you weary from the sorrow of life?

Are you weary from the disappointment of life?

Are you weary from the struggles of life?

Jesus has an invitation for you. It is His solution.

Matthew 11:²⁷All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. ²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Definitions

Labor =productive activity

Laden =burdened, loaded down

Rest =refreshing ease or inactivity

Yoke =a device for joining together a pair

Learn =to acquire knowledge or skill by study

Meek =humbly patient, gentle and kind

Lowly =humble in attitude and behavior

Soul =the spiritual part of humans

Burden =that which is carried and borne with difficulty

What should you do? Come. There is no prerequisite. Just come to Him.

What will be the result? He promises to give you rest.

How will that rest be given? He will live life with you. He is Immanuel; God with us. When you take His yoke and allow Him into your life, He will teach you how to gain victory over the things that are wearing you down. He is a humble, patient and kind teacher.

Do you know this song? Tell It To Jesus Alone –Edmund Lorenz, 1880

Are you weary, are you heavy hearted? Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.
Are you grieving over joys departed? Tell it to Jesus alone.

Refrain:Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus, He is a Friend that’s well known.
You’ve no other such a friend or brother, Tell it to Jesus alone.

Do the tears flow down your cheeks unbidden? Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.
Have you sins that to men’s eyes are hidden? Tell it to Jesus alone.

Refrain

Do you fear the gathering clouds of sorrow? Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.
Are you anxious what shall be tomorrow? Tell it to Jesus alone.

Refrain

Are you troubled at the thought of dying? Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.
For Christ’s coming kingdom are you sighing? Tell it to Jesus alone.

Refrain

Our focus – Hebrews 12:¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Our challenge – Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you with an everlasting, unconditional love; has uniquely designed and created only one you; has a good plan for your life; runs with you; and will  accomplish His purposes for you and through you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with your focus on His mission: to conform you to the image of Jesus Christ!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti