What do you do when you know within your spirit that God has given you a specific task, but in your mind, you know that you are completely incapable of accomplishing it? The very thought of it conjures up fear and a feeling of weight too heavy to bear.

But that’s the thing, God is our burden bearer. King David wrote, “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens” (Psalm 68:19). The New Testament parallel verse is this: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

I love that we are called to come and learn from Jesus. When we ‘take’ His yoke, we accept His teaching and answer the call. We agree to do the work He has for us.

As one of Christ’s followers, we may sense unsteadiness, like standing in a boat on a lake in a storm. But be assured of His presence and hear His call to step out of the boat. We must move out of our comfort zone and step into the unknown with Him.

And then it happens! We find ourselves doing the work He assigned. We experience His help, guidance, and strength, and we complete our assignment for the day.

The next day, we find ourselves in the same ‘boat’. Each day, we must muster the faith to again step out.

Gradually, stepping out isn’t such a heavy task. We recall His faithfulness and somehow the ‘work’ becomes a ‘walk’ that is doable with our Lord.