There is an old prayer that says, "Lord, either lighten my burden or strengthen my back." Wouldn't we all rather have the former? "Yes Lord, lighten my burden!"
When we add up our worries about our families, finances, friends' situations, national division and unrest, war and terrorism throughout the world, and other cares and concerns, sometimes it is all just too much, overwhelming. Life is full of problems, and if we don't have enough, others will gladly give us theirs.
We can work out or lift weights or exercise daily----do whatever we can to build muscle, to be strengthened and to be in better overall shape physically.
But the stresses of life on planet Earth have a way of bringing each of us to our knees. And maybe this is just where we need to be----on our knees before the only One who can give us the strength of soul equal to the demands and pressures of our days. So, no matter how we are feeling physically today, we can, as someone has said, "live soul strong!"
"March on, my soul, be strong!" (Judges 5:21 NIV)
Blessings! - Reverend Cooper Stonestreet