Leary Gates » concern http://www.learygates.com Igniting change, inspiring breakthroughs. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:54:42 +0000 en hourly 1 Thought for the Day – C. Ten Boom on Concerns http://www.learygates.com/2010/02/11/thought-for-the-day-c-t-boom-on-concerns/ http://www.learygates.com/2010/02/11/thought-for-the-day-c-t-boom-on-concerns/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0000 Leary Gates http://learygates.com/?p=1312 Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”- Corrie Ten Boom

There are times when a burden is  […]

]]> Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”- Corrie Ten Boom

There are times when a burden is so great, so seemingly insurmountable, that it totally saps our strength. Out of exhaustion and a spirit of surrender we may declare, “There’s nothing I can do now but pray.” It sounds admirable, even spiritual. However, implied in that common expression is a belief that God’s domain is everything I can’t handle on my own. Yet, the Bible says we are to surrender all of our concerns to Him because He cares for us (1 Pet 5:7). This is an act of worship. When we make every concern a matter of prayer, not only does it liberates us of the burden, but it welcomes God’s presence into all of our endeavors.

Your thoughts? Is there a concern you’ve unwittingly allowed to become a burden?

Share/Save

]]> http://www.learygates.com/2010/02/11/thought-for-the-day-c-t-boom-on-concerns/feed/ 2