Grace

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My Daily Musings-March 12th, 2026

Some days the burdens we carry feel heavier than we think we can bear. Illness, worry, grief, uncertainty—at times it can feel like too much for one heart or body to hold.

I recently heard a line from The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
“For those who submit, the yoke is easy and the burden is light.”

At first that feels almost confusing. Life doesn’t suddenly become easy when we choose to follow Christ. The burdens don’t magically disappear.

But something in us changes.

When we submit our hearts to Him—when we trust that He sees us, heals us, and walks beside us—He strengthens us to carry what once felt unbearable. The weight may still be there, but we are no longer carrying it alone.

Some of the hardest days of my life, especially when my health feels like a heavy load, are the days when this truth matters most. My strength alone isn’t enough. But His grace is.

And somehow, with Him beside me, I take another step.

What burdens feel heavy on your shoulders today?
What might change if you placed them, even for a moment, into the hands of the Savior who walks with you?

My Daily Musings-March 2nd, 2026

Proverbs 16:2 says, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.”

We are so familiar with scales. We step on them and instantly measure ourselves. Sometimes we feel discouraged. Sometimes relieved. Sometimes defined by a number.

But what if the truest weighing isn’t about numbers at all?

The Lord weighs our spirits.

He sees the thoughts we wrestle with, the quiet prayers we whisper, the intentions behind our imperfect efforts. He knows what we think about ourselves. He knows how we feel inside.

When He weighs us, does He measure us by comparison? By performance? By our worst day?

No. He weighs with compassion.

He sees the trying. The repenting. The desire to do good. And His mercy is always greater than our shortcomings.

While we may measure ourselves by what we lack, the Lord measures us by our hearts — and He always does so in love.