Is it? Can you say that regardless of your situation… it is well with your soul? For me, this is a ‘sometimes, yes’ and ‘sometimes, no’ response. Not always strong… but I do know that when I’m not, if I want me to be ‘well’ there’s a simple way to get there. And no, I don’t always do this. Why? Why? Because eventually the only way to be well is to do that which I knew from the start. Turn to the Lord – remember His words:
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke
is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
Simply knowing this truth does not necessarily result in acting on it – though why we don’t I can’t answer. Guilt? Possibly. Frustration? Maybe. Anger (that you did nothing to create the negative situation and you shouldn’t have to do anything about it)? Sometimes, yes. We all feel we are old or big or strong or intelligent or (fill in the blank) enough to handle the situation on our own. We all act like pouty children at times because we are out to prove ourselves. Definite waste of time if we need help extricating ourselves. But, I think we all face this.
As I’ve ‘matured’ I think I waste less time on this posturing when I see I’m in a situation requiring assistance, I’ve sought the Lord’s help. He always is there though He doesn’t always answer my plight in the way I expected or when. I think that what we need to do is to discover what yoke is on us, who placed it, and if it is burdensome – how to lighten it.
It is clear that the Lord’s yoke is both easy and light. If what you are feeling or experiencing is not this, then the source is not the Lord. What is the ‘nature’ of the burden? What we need to realize as well is what is this yoke and burden. Is it spiritual or of this world? One answer I read was:
“The good news is that Jesus promises to all who come to Him that He
will give them rest from the heavy burden of trying to earn our way
into heaven and rest from the oppressive yoke of self-righteousness
and legalism.” (gotquestions.org)
We sometimes get ourselves out of being well by not addressing what we can and turning to the Lord with what we can’t. He promised a way through (1 Corinthians 10:13). It really is not healthy nor necessary to not ‘be well’ when we have the remedy. We have been made conquerors but we need to turn to our source in order to stay… well.
