Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8
Day 6, today was a challenging day. I woke up eager to go to work and embrace the day. This verse was on my mind when I awoke, this should have been a sign of what my day would bring. At work today I had to remove a mound of dirt and spread its contents around the backyard. What I thought was a day at work God would utilize to do work on my heart. As I removed the mound of dirt it was very hard so I had to use a pick ax to break it apart. As I would swing the ax the mound of dirt would begin to break apart. At first, this wasn’t so bad but as I continued I could begin to feel rage, anger, and frustration pouring out of me. God showed me this is what has been hidden in my heart and he wanted to clean it out. Throughout the day God and I would discuss what this was stemming from. As I continued to break apart the dirt mound I would find boulders hidden in the pile. The boulders were so heavy I could not lift them, the only way to move them was by rolling them. God revealed to me that these boulders were metaphors from my life. I have been carrying an unnecessary weight and responsibility that was not mine to carry. When I would not give these problems to God they would become boulders in my life. He reminded me of the scripture Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” He showed me when I yoke myself to the world this scripture cannot apply to my life and he wanted to set me free from this. I thanked Him that he had revealed these boulders in my life and asked Him to show me how to remove them from my life. He gladly accepted this request and told me He would walk with me during the process. After this part of the work I could literally feel a burden lift, I then used the rocks to decorate the surrounding flower beds. What was a hinderance became a decoration! I thought to myself ” I wonder if God will do the same thing in my natural life”? As the day continued God began ministering to my heart His love and promises that He has spoken over my life. He reminded me of areas that when I trusted Him, His promises were fulfilled. This left me balling like a baby. He has never let me down before so I knew I can trust Him in this next chapter in my life. Throughout the day as I removed the mound of dirt God continued to work on my heart and align my thoughts with His. It seemed like I had to fight the devil at every victory I had. Through praise, scripture, and song I was able to keep the devil defeated. By the time I completed the job which was 6 hours long I was exhausted and had no more to give. I physically, spiritually and emotionally could not give another ounce of me. So I wrapped up my day and went home to be with my family. I was so thankful I had a family to go home to, a warm meal, hot shower and love welcoming me. I am a blessed woman. God used my family to be the arms of Jesus after a hard days work. Thank you, Jesus, for meeting me at the end of the day. My prayer is that I will be mindful of what I am yolk-ing myself to and that I will cling to Jesus in my time of need. I will no longer carry boulders in my life and I will remember to give these things to God. Thank you, Lord that I survived today!