Psalm 38:4 My guilt
has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.
It’s getting towards apple season. Each year Joe and I love to ride up into the
north GA mountains to go to one of the apple houses. Joe eats an apple every
day but they are one of my least favorite fruits. We both do love the fried apple pies! Two people here in Hapeville have apple trees
in their front yards. The boughs are
weighed down with the apples. It makes
me think of how we can be weighed down with worries, responsibilities or even
guilt like the Psalmist writes about in this scripture. Professional apple growers know to thin out
the crop by removing young apples. This allows
the others to grow better and it relieves some of the weight from the branches.
I think it would be difficult for me to prune away healthy looking fruit but it
is necessary. What do you need to remove
from your life? Maybe it’s something
that you enjoy, but it adds the burden of time and expense from which you need
relief. Take a good look at your activities this week and see if any are
weighing you down. We can’t always
eliminate the difficult stuff (work) and keep the fun stuff. We have to set
priorities. Good luck!
Blessed God, help us to set priorities in our life; to trim
off branches that weight us down. Keep
us healthy in mind, body, and spirit. We
ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Have a blessed week!
Paige
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