Today’s #Snippet

Scripture Anchor:

“And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant?… I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.” Numbers 11:11, 14 KJV

Apostolic Insight:

Not everything you are carrying belongs in your hands. Moses was  overwhelmed, and he talked to God about it.  There is something refreshingly honest about Numbers chapter eleven..

Moses plainly talked about his exhaustion without religious jargon,  God told him to gather seventy elders, and He distributed responsibility among them.

The problem was not simply that Moses needed greater endurance, the load needed adjustment.

That distinction matters.

Oftentimes, we pray for strength to continue carrying something God is actually telling us to share. 

Maturity does not  mean handling everything ourselves. Although some burdens belong to us, others should be shared, or delegated.

And some burdens were never ours to bear in the first place.

Spiritual self-care requires periodical examination of the load.

Ask yourself:

1). Am I carrying this because God assigned it?

2). Am I carrying this because nobody else volunteered?

3). Am I carrying this because I find it difficult to say no?

4). Am I carrying this because I do not trust anyone else to do it?

5). Am I carrying this because being needed has become part of my identity?

You cannot steward your strength wisely if you continually accept responsibility without discernment.

It will help tremendously to often pray,  “Lord, show me what I should put down”, instead of “Lord, make me stronger.”

Ponder This:

What am I presently carrying that needs to be shared, delegated, or released?

Declaration:

I will carry what God assigns without assuming responsibility for everything around me.

I receive wisdom to share, delegate, and release appropriately.

#PrayerOfAgreement

Father, thank You for re-examining the load I am carrying.

Show me what belongs to my assignment, and where pride has prevented me from receiving help, correct me.

I renounce the fear that has prevented me from delegating, and I cast out guilt that has made me carry responsibilities You never assigned.

 I receive wisdom for delegating assignments, grace for accomplishing tasks, and strength to reduce the workload.  I declare my release from guilt. In the matchless name of Jesus Christ, Amein.

Shalom,
Hephzibah Christly
#TheSpiritualWarrior