God often speaks to me at wierd times. This time it was while driving. I was thinking about some issues in my life that were heavy on my heart. They created both sadness and anxiety within me.

The verse from Phillipians 4:6 came to my mind, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God" (NIV).

Last week He reminded me about this aspect of giving over my burdens to Him. That, as I gave my requests over to Him, He pointed out the importance of being thankful while making my requests. So, I have conciously been practising this.

This week it was something else. He reminded me of the difference it makes when the One whom I give my burdens over to loves me without measure. He asks for all my burdens, every last one of them. There is no limit on what He is willing to carry for me. He does not give me a time limit either on how long He is willing to carry the burdens. He in fact, seems to prefer that as long as it is a burden, it is mine to give and His to carry.

How different it is to have a burden bearer who is not paid by the hour; someone who just likes me. Rather He offers out of a heart of unlimited love and compassion to carry that which is too much for me to bear on my own.

When I started to think about this, peace flooded my heart. The burden slipped quickly from my shoulders to the One with who is all powerful and able to do more than I can ask or imagine.

God's love when understood and received changes everything in prayer and in the practice of giving over to Him.

He sees what we cannot and is all-wise. He asks that we trust Him. He won't always answer just the way we were hoping, but He does promise to answer and He is not slow in keeping His promises. He is faithful. He asks that we trust and not doubt.