Happy Friday everyone! I saw a meme that said, “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish he didn’t trust me so much.” You feeling that way? Are you feeling overwhelmed right now and feeling the weight of so many things that you have to do as you go into this weekend? In fact, perhaps it’s more than anxiety. Perhaps you’re actually starting to feel fearful and afraid.

It was Elizabeth Elliot who wrote these words, “Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.” Truth is, God isn’t looking for you to be self-sufficient. In fact, He invites you to lean on Him when you’re not strong. And He’ll be your friend. He’ll help you carry on. Lean on Him.

Our verse for today comes from Proverbs 3:5-6, and I pray that it helps lift the burden for you this weekend. “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.”

Prayer
Lord Jesus, sometimes we do get so focused on what we have to do, and we start neglecting the reality that You’re right here with us, walking with us, wanting to help us.

So help us this weekend if we’re feeling and experiencing that overwhelming feeling of all that supposedly just depends on us. Help us to realize that that’s not the case. That you’ve actually invited us to lean in on You, on Your wisdom, on Your strength, on Your understanding. And so, Lord, lift us up. Encourage us this weekend, and lift our spirits that we might enjoy the freedom that we have in Your Son, Jesus. And it’s in His name we pray, Amen.