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“Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows” (Isaiah 53:4).
Yesterday we talked about a tree that was rotten on the inside, although no one could see it until the tree was cut down. Sometimes you and I may be feeling like that tree—discouraged, sad, and really burdened by the situations in our life, yet pretending that everything is all right. When people ask us, perhaps we say that we are fine. I knew a Christian man who often asked people how they were doing. If they said, “Fine,” he would say, “Now tell me how you really are!” Then sometimes people would open up and tell him their problems.
When we feel “down” and under a heavy burden, it is good first of all to tell the Lord about it. He can comfort us better than any other. But let us not hesitate to tell someone else, and especially if we know that he or she is sincerely interested in helping us. We are told in Galatians 5:2, “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” If we are feeling a particularly heavy burden, it is good to speak about it to those who can help.
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