Lighten the Load

In Acts 27, we find the Apostle Paul as a prisoner headed for Rome. On the way, the ship he’s aboard gets caught up in a storm. The captain fears a shipwreck is inevitable. The sailors are filled with fear. In desperation and a last-bid effort to survive and stay afloat, they began throwing cargo overboard.

With their own hands, they lightened their load (Acts 27:38).

I wonder how often our lives become so full of “stuff” that it takes a storm to help us reassess our priorities and realize what can be discarded.

The author of Hebrews put it like this, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” (12:1, NKJV).

Here are three things you can let go of today to lighten your load:

1. Insufficiency.

The enemy will always try to tell you that you’re not enough and you don’t have enough. But you’ve got a more-than-enough God (Ephesians 3:20). He can take you to places you’ve never dreamed of. In Him, you are sufficient!

2. Insecurity.

Insecurity is the nagging thought that says, “I can’t do this.” But you can. The Almighty God is with you. And, in Him, all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).

3. Insignificance.

Insignificance is the lie telling you nobody needs you. But I believe God wants you to throw that lie off today so you can be who He’s called you to be. You’re needed, and God created you for a purpose!

Remember, your anchor is Jesus. The boat doesn’t keep itself safe in the storm; the anchor does. That’s where the responsibility rests, and that’s where you can put your trust today.

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