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Trusting God with Your Burdens Review:  How to Find Peace and Let Go of the Weight

Welcome back to week 2 of our Rest and Renewal in Christ study!

The Weight of Daily Struggles

Life often feels like a series of endless responsibilities. Women carry countless burdens—whether it’s caring for their families, managing work pressures, or dealing with personal challenges. These burdens can weigh heavily, leading to stress, anxiety, and even physical exhaustion. Over time, it’s easy to feel as though you’re walking alone, trying to hold everything together.

But God never intended for you to carry life’s burdens on your own. He offers a different way, one of surrender and trust. This week, we’ll explore how to release our struggles into God’s hands, finding peace in His care and strength for each day.

Holding on to Burdens

Many women hold tightly to their struggles, believing that it’s their responsibility to solve every problem. This mindset often stems from a desire to stay in control or a fear of appearing weak. While independence and resilience are admirable, they can become a barrier to fully trusting God.

Carrying burdens alone leads to burnout, frustration, and a sense of isolation. It also disconnects us from the peace that God offers when we surrender our struggles to Him. Holding on to burdens isn’t just exhausting—it’s unnecessary, because God invites us to let Him carry the weight.

Join me on today’s video as we review our study for this past week and take a deeper look at Trusting God with Your Burdens >> HERE.

God’s Invitation to Surrender

Psalm 37:7 says,

This verse calls us to pause, trust, and let go of our need to control outcomes. Being still before God isn’t passive; it’s an active decision to trust Him and relinquish the anxieties that consume us.

In 1 Peter 5:7, we find a clear instruction:

This verse reassures us that God is not indifferent to our struggles. He cares deeply and wants us to give Him our worries. Casting our anxieties on Him means releasing the grip of fear and trusting that He is working for our good, even when we can’t see it.

Trusting God Fully

Trusting God with your burdens is a process that requires intentionality and faith. It begins with recognizing that you cannot handle everything on your own. The illusion of control often keeps us from surrendering to God, but acknowledging our limitations is the first step toward peace.

Releasing burdens also involves a deliberate act of surrender. This might mean praying over specific worries, naming them one by one, and asking God to take them. Surrender isn’t about giving up; it’s about trusting the One who is infinitely capable and loving.

Trust grows as we experience God’s faithfulness. When we look back and see how He has provided, guided, and sustained us in the past, we gain confidence to trust Him with our present and future. Reflecting on His care builds a foundation for deeper faith.

Practical Steps to Trust God with Your Burdens

Start Your Day with Prayer: Begin each morning by asking God to guide you through the day. Lay your concerns before Him, whether they involve work, family, or personal struggles. Trusting Him at the start of your day sets the tone for relying on Him.

Write Down Your Worries: Journaling can be a powerful way to release burdens. Write down the things that are weighing on your heart and then pray over them, asking God to take control. Seeing your worries on paper can also help you identify patterns of fear or doubt.

Meditate on Scripture: Choose a verse like 1 Peter 5:7 or Psalm 37:7 and repeat it throughout the day. Let it remind you of God’s care and encourage you to release your burdens to Him.

Seek God in the Small Moments: Trusting God doesn’t require a grand gesture. Throughout your day, whisper prayers asking Him to guide your decisions, calm your fears, and remind you of His presence.

Build a Support System: God often works through community. Share your struggles with a trusted friend, mentor, or prayer group. Sometimes, speaking your burdens aloud helps you release them and allows others to encourage you with God’s truth.

God’s Care Is Personal

Trusting God with your burdens is not about blindly hoping for the best. It’s about placing your confidence in His character. He cares for you deeply and personally. His love is not conditional on how strong or capable you appear to be. In fact, it is in our weakness that His strength shines brightest.

Releasing burdens to God allows you to experience His peace. Philippians 4:6-7 reminds us,

God’s peace isn’t something we earn—it’s a gift we receive when we trust Him.

As you practice trusting Him with your burdens, you’ll begin to see His faithfulness in new ways. The burdens may not disappear, but you’ll no longer carry them alone. God’s strength will sustain you, and His presence will bring you comfort.

Lord, thank You for caring about every detail of my life. I confess that I often hold on to my burdens, trying to carry them on my own. Teach me to trust You more deeply and to release my struggles into Your hands. Remind me of Your faithfulness and guide me to walk in Your peace. Thank You for being my strength and my refuge. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Have a wonderful weekend – I’ll see you back here on the blog this Monday as we start week 3 of our study: Embracing Sabbath Rest

Remember, it's not to late to join us!

Grace and peace,

Alicia

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