Has life thrown any stones at you recently?  They may have been stones of criticism or setbacks.  Perhaps you faced obstacles or challenges that seemed insurmountable.  Sometimes it’s just a pebble, but other times it’s boulder size – right at us.

Life has a strange way of testing us.  Just when we think we have it all figured out, it throws a stone.  What can we do?  Sometimes we’re tempted to throw a stone back at the one who hurled it at us.  But that’s sure to escalate the situation.  We may want to just sit at the bottom of the ditch, bruised and broken.  Or we can gather those stones and start building our way out, it’s a challenge.   

Jesus has another way.  Catch that stone.  Resist the urge to throw it back and accept the criticism or challenge.  Then lift it right up to Him.  Give it up.  Turn it over.  Whatever words you use, give up that stone to the Almighty.  I think of the familiar words:  I can’t do this God, but you can!   We can’t crawl out of the pit by ourselves; we can’t do it alone!  Jesus will take our burden.  He will relieve us and give us the strength to keep walking on our journey of life.  In the words of the Psalmist …

“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.”  Psalm 68:19

Judy