Take It to Jesus: A 3-Day Devotional by Anna GoldenSample

Day 2: Carry Me It was the spring of 2019 when everything in my life came to a crashing halt. I vividly remember sitting in my car outside my apartment in Greenville, South Carolina — so lost. I was having a panic attack, and I just couldn’t stop crying. I could hardly catch my breath, but my phone was lighting up with an incoming call. It was one of my best friends. I almost didn’t answer, but I’m so grateful I did. Still crying, I said, “Hello.” His immediate response was, “Where are you? We are coming to get you.” Twenty minutes later, he and his wife picked me up and took me back to their house. I’ll never forget sitting in between this couple on their couch as they simply encouraged me and reminded me who God says I am. That night, they prepared their guest room for me and told me I could stay as long as I needed. There are times when we go through seasons we don’t really think we can bear — whether it’s relationally, financially, spiritually, or whatever it may be. For a long time it was hard for me to accept anyone’s help. If I’m honest, there are still times I convince myself I need to do it alone. But that’s when I’m reminded of so many moments in Scripture that show us how God places people in our lives to carry us in certain seasons. In Luke 5 we learn of a man who’s paralyzed, knowing if he could just get to Jesus, he would be healed. His friends not only carried him to Jesus, but Luke 5:19 says, “… They crawled onto the roof, dug their way through the roof tiles, and lowered the man, stretcher and all, into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus .” Can I encourage you? If you are in a season that feels like your faith is depleted, and you can’t see how your breakthrough will come, know that God is positioning people around you to carry you. You were not meant to carry this alone. My prayer for you today is that God would send the right people at the right time to lift your head when you don’t have the strength. And if I encourage you to pause and pray. Ask God who he might want you to encourage and carry today.