My Burdens

The student said to the pastor, “I pray for forgiveness, yet I remain burdened by my sins. Why has God not taken my burdens from me.”

The pastor replied, “God will not snatch them from your shoulders. If you want God to receive them, you must learn not to hold onto them so tightly.”

Author: Willie Deuel

Husband to a beautiful wife, father to awesome children, Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, pastor of two great churches in Seattle, guitarist, songwriter, blogger. View all posts by Willie Deuel