Day 5 Praying & fasting January 15th 2015 To undo the heavy burdens in your soul. Isaiah 58:6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Preamble The word heavy burdens in the context of Isaiah 58:6; speaks figuratively of the things in your soul that influence the direction of your life. They act as a yoke that is placed around the neck of a young ox and attached to a older ox. The older animal dictates the direction for the younger animal. The younger ox is compelled to follow the pace of the older ox. In the same way, heavy burdens in your soul inspire bad decisions that causes you to stagnate in certain areas of your life or go around in circles. They sabotage your best intentions for progress. Heavy burdens are memories of painful experiences, destructive habits, wrong priorities, offence towards God for a loss or disappointment and negative thoughts patterns. These weights hinder the proper functioning of your soul and frustrate the pursuit of your dreams. Sometimes these heavy burden are the lies you have believed about yourself and circumstances. Bad decisions and choices can also become weights in your soul, particularly the ones you are ignorant about. Hebrews 12:1 says, lay aside every weight.... Ask the Holy Spirit to help you identify every weight that has weighed down your soul. Ask the Lord to help you to undo these heavy burdens in your soul. Ask the Lord to expose every bad decision and choice that you made, which you are unaware of. Ask the Lord to expose any offence towards Him, about any loss or disappointment. Meditate on: Matthew 6:11; 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 34:4
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:27:38 +0000
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