I told you that My yoke is easy and My burden is light. I told you that if you feel heavy-laden, to come to Me and I would give you rest. I told you that I would help you to bear the yoke I’ve given you, and that I would also bring rest to your soul.¹ Those are My promises to you. Yet if My yoke truly is easy and My burden is light, then why do all the things you’re going through seem so difficult and heavy—the exact opposite of My promise? Why do you feel heavy-laden? If My promise is true, then how come it’s been so hard to find that “rest to your soul” that I spoke of?

I understand how you can feel that, through the personal changes I’m bringing into your life, I’ve offered you a very heavy and cumbersome yoke to bear. You are trying your hardest to take on the new challenges and changes with the attitude of a warrior, striving to believe that I know what I’m doing and wouldn’t give you more than you can bear. But even then I understand why you’re tempted to wonder, Does the Lord understand my weak, human frame? Does He understand what I’m going through, the battles I’m facing, the difficulties I’m encountering, the trials of daily life?

My courageous one, I have not forgotten who you are. I have not forgotten your frame, and that you are but dust. I have not forgotten your tender heart. I have not forgotten your personal prayers and intimate needs. I have not forgotten your personal strengths and weaknesses. I have not forgotten you. Rest assured that I have not given you more than you can bear.