07 - so utterly burdened beyond our strength
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2 Corinthians 1:8 says, “…we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength… It’s a phrase most of us have said at some point in our lives, if not several times. That time may even be now. It’s something that’s hard to explain. Something that is all-consuming and nothing will alleviate it. It’s suffocating to the point of complete despair. As we are enveloped in our pain, we are unable to see past it. God sees the other side of it. But he isn’t only waiting for us there, on the other side. He crosses into our pain and holds us. He patiently carries us as we cry and then gently reminds us that he is God. If we focus on our burden and count on our strength, we will always be in despair, to the point of despairing of life itself (as it continues to say in our verse of 2 Corinthians). But if we drag our eyes away from the darkness and instead look into the ever-constant and ever-loving eyes of God, our hearts will flicker with life. We will know that holding on to him and listening to his plan for what’s going on in our lives will help us see past the darkness. And relying on him, that pain will pale in comparison with who he is and what he can do. Because he has already done it!
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