"How much does your life weigh?"

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How much do you think a glass of water weighs? Just take a guess based on a glass in your cabinet. We’re not going to be too particular about the glass.

So what did you guess? How many ounces?

The absolute weight of that glass of water really doesn’t matter. Its relative weight depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, no problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’m going to have a cramp in my arm. If I hold it for a day, dial 9-1-1 because I’m hurting. It’s the same weight each time, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

Your burdens, your problems, your challenges in life are the same way. If you carry them, by yourself, all the time, they become increasingly heavier and pretty soon you won’t be able to go on.

You have to put your burdens down for a while and rest if you want to continue in life without dialing 9-1-1. Refreshed you can go on. So listen to life and make a life, not just a living today by putting down your burdens and giving them to God.

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