"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
For every man shall bear his own burden."
Galatians 6:2, 5
It seems strange on the surface for the scriptures to tell us to bear each other's burdens but also to bear our own, but as with all other seeming contradictions of God, it isn't really. It's just that we don't understand yet.
What I think it is about is taking responsibility for ourselves, and not expecting someone else to bear it for us, but also about free agency. God wants us to freely love and help others, and lift their burdens, but only out of love, not because we are forced to do it resentfully.
As with all other commandments, fulfulling the law of Christ here isn't about control or power, but about helping us learn how to love and how to have a joyful life. If we bear our own burdens, but help others when it looks like they need it, that's the best of both worlds, leaving us all working, and assisting each other joyfully.
Today, let's look to God and remember that he can help us with all burdens.
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