Lay Down Your Burdens................

A long time ago I first heard a song by Amy Grant called "Lay Down the Burdens of Your Heart" and it was one of my favourite songs of hers. She is one of my all time favourite singers and I love listening to her music and have been especially blessed by her early music. One Sunday, it would have to be a few months ago by now, I had to go home to get something on a Sunday morning. Can't remember what it was and it is somewhat insignificant really to the story......... but I was listening to the radio.........Life FM and as I drove in the driveway at church this song started to come on....... It was a song by Amy Grant called "Lay Down Your Burdens" not the same one as I had come to love years before but one that definitely spoke to my heart that day.


These are the words............

CHORUS
Lay down your burden
I will carry you
I will carry you my child, my child
Lay down your burden
I will carry you
I will carry you my child, my child

Cause I can walk on water and
Calm a restless sea
I've done a thousand things you've never done
And I'm weary watching
While you struggle on your own
Call on my name, Ill come

Repeat Chorus

I give vision to the blind
I can raise the dead
I've seen the darker side of hell
And I've returned
I see these sleepless night
And Count every tear you cry
Some lessons hurt to learn

Repeat Chorus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRTb_SHUMjc&feature=PlayList&p=B426980E52820FBC&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=19
(listen here on youtube)

And as I sat in my car and listened to the words, it was as if it was a message straight from God for me that day!!!! And tears started streaming down my cheeks!! I remember worrying about that because I had to go back in to church and look like I had everything all together..... but somehow it didn't seem to matter because God was giving me this little message just from Him. I can't say that I have completely been able to do that yet.......... God and I have still got a little journey to go with that one! But it was a great reminer that I need His strength and not mine!!!

Blessings on the journey................ Love Kylie xx

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