Episode 109 - Who Told You to Carry That? | + Original Song "I Was Never Meant to Carry This"

Episode 109 - Who Told You to Carry That?

What happens when caring quietly becomes carrying?

Pastors are called to love people, walk with them through difficult seasons, speak truth, pray, counsel, encourage, and sometimes help carry incredibly heavy burdens. But there is a line between faithfully caring for someone and taking responsibility for an outcome we were never able to control.

In Episode 109 of Pastors in Recovery, we wrestle with one simple thought:

“Some of us are exhausted, not because God has asked too much of us, but because we've taken responsibility for things He never asked us to control.”

Through an imagined pastor facing the collapse of a couple's marriage, the Serenity Prayer, and the tension in Galatians 6 between bearing one another's burdens and carrying our own load, we ask an important question:

What are you carrying right now that isn't actually yours?

Care deeply. Love deeply. Serve faithfully. Own your mistakes.

But let other people carry what belongs to them—and let God carry what belongs to God.

This shorter episode also sets the stage for Episode 110: “We Say His Strength Is Perfect... Is Ours?”

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