24.02.05 하나님께 짐을 내려 놓는 방법

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Even while attending church, the verses—" Believe in God," "Lay your burdens down before God," " Entrust everything to God," "Love God," " Return to God"—were all abstract to me. I didn't know how to look to God, how to believe in God, or how to love God. What I was most curious about was that when they told me to lay my burdens down before God, I did

n't know how to actually do that, or what specifically the "burden" meant. Because it was so vague and abstract, I couldn't bring myself to ask anyone, and that is how I went about my religious life. Yet, even without knowing properly, I made many resolutions very often. I would say, "I will never get angry again," "I will never

overeat again," "I will never speak of dissatisfaction or complaints again," "I will never be jealous again," "I will never do this again, I will never do that again." But nothing came true. I made those resolutions so firmly; every New Year, every occasion, every birthday—I made countless resolutions, even writing them down and sticking them on the

wall. However, not a single one of my resolutions came true. I wondered why. Then I

looked at the Bible, and Proverbs 16:1 says, " Every plan a man makes, but the Lord does it." It means that nothing works without God's help. Especially Things like "I need to study" or "I must never get angry again" were difficult for me. I resolved not to get angry, but that resolution did