A Full Platter

Work is really complicated right now with re-organization

My father-in-law calls the house repeatedly from his skilled care room 

Kidlet Three has Type 1 diabetes which affects every single thing he does

I have a friend with serious issues in her life and I've promised to be her advocate

Oh and there is a whole lot more.

A whole lot more issues

Remember I choose to NOT let my mind go over and over the issues in my life

If I do allow my mind to go over the list, it gets just too overwhelming

Which leads me to my complaining session with God

I have a relationship with God

He and I talk about everything and anything

I trust Him and I know beyond a shadow of doubt that He is in control of my life

So I questioned Him about all of the issues that were piling up on me

In reality, my questioning was more like complaining

This all happened as I was walking between meetings at work

My brain was going over all of the issues and soon I was hyperventilating

Fighting to breathe over issues I can't control but are so important to me

And then the picture popped into my mind

A picture of a huge platter

Kind of like the platter Kidlet Three is holding in the picture

As I walked I was able to 'see' this platter get stacked with all kinds of rocks

Big rocks, little rocks, jagged rocks, dirty rocks

The rocks represented all of the issues in my life

In the picture, the rocks were really stacking up

Which led me to yell at God:  see what I mean?

Those rocks weigh a lot and are bringing me down!

God can handle me yelling at Him
I've done it before 

And in His loving way, He changed the picture for me

The picture of the platter changed to see a Hand holding it

Just like in the picture here, there was a Hand holding the rock platter

See, I am the platter

The issues are rocks that are in my life

And God is the Hand holding me up

I don't have to do anything

He holds me up

There is nothing I have to carry

Because a platter can't carry anything..literally

Someone has to carry the platter

Whew!  What freedom came to me when I looked at the Hand

And took my eyes off the rocks

How about you

What are you carrying these days on your platter

Know that God never asked you to carry things yourself

He is the only one that can give real rest.

Check out Matthew 11:25-30 from The Message Bible

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."