Lifting the Weight

Life has a way of consuming EVERYTHING in its path if we allow it. Our focus determines our perspective and I have experienced that full well this week. Personally, I am seeing people whom I care for suffer great losses and yet, their hope is still strong. One of my friends told me that my testimony of coming out of an abusive relationship inspired them to be strong in their moment. Then I received an email from someone I do not know from across the world, who was inspired by my testimony. My heart was overwhelmed by the weight of grief that others were experiencing, but soon that grief turned into a weight of hope! 

God has not wasted a single pain from my life. He’s been so faithful and what I am learning more and more every day is that I do not have to carry the weight of life. He wants to carry it for me! When I exchange my heaviness for his light burden I am gifted with freedom to hope again, love again, create again, and to live abundantly again! That is the burden I want to constantly hold…. one that is light!

Praying for you all this week to release whatever is weighing you down!

-Briana Ariel