Matthew 11:28-30

New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁸ Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Trust has to be earned. It is hard for most of us to blindly trust someone unless we have a personal relationship with them.

Years ago, as a person young in the faith, I was always taught to trust God. The only problem was that even though I accepted Jesus, the Christ, as my Lord and Savior, I didnt have a relationship with him. Initially, I copied what everyone was doing in church. If they said, “Praise the Lord,” then so would I.

Over time, I began to feel empty, like I was just “playing church.” I remember going through some hard trials. One day I was just crying uncontrollably. I said, “God if you are real, show me how to have my own relationship with you. I want to know you for myself.”

I was born in Knoxville, TN. I was raised on gospel music. My father played the keyboards for the church choir. There was one song that came back to my memory, the day thay I was crying and upset. The song was entitled, “His Yoke is Easy.”

Through my tears I began to sing that song and I fell to my knees. I heard what the songwriter was saying. From that day forward, I knew God for myself. He spoke to my heart through music and still does to this day.

Now I walk with assurance knowing that God is ordering my steps. As the scripture says:

Habakkuk 3:19