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I can’t count the number of times I have heard someone say “Give your Burden To The Lord.” In fact…..I heard it again today. That phrase has played over and over in my head for several years. The heavy burdens that I carried made me feel trapped! I searched for the instructions on how to transfer this burden to the Lord, but never really found a simple method. Although I was striving to keep all of the Lord’s commandments I still felt crushed under the weight of wrong choices, my own as well as others. One day while I was reading I came across a scripture in Mosiah that jumped out at me.

Mosiah 7:33 “But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you from bondage.”

I immediately realized after reading that scripture that I was focusing on the wrong thing. I was so determined to be delivered from my pain that I was missing the mark in so many other areas. The Spirit taught me that I didn’t fully trust the Lord and His plan for me which required more effort on my part through study, prayer and service.

I did not personally have the ability to give my burden to the Lord. Only He had the power to deliver me and as the scripture stated, “according to His own will and pleasure.” This is the full purpose of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, to deliver those who truly repent and turn to Him with full purpose of heart and serve him with all diligence! Obtaining this deliverence was not a one time event but a process that is continual in my life as I make mistakes, suffer pain, and turn to the Lord for the help that only He can give.

I testify that no matter how big of a burden you carry, you too can be delivered if you are willing to trust and follow Christ, having faith in His great Atonement and serve Him with all diligence. No one is exempt from the glorious blessing of deliverence!!!

Put Forth Effort and Allow the Lord to Take Your Burden!

by Tanya Christiansen