"Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest."

@Tinkles We do not have to carry a cross its just a saying to emphasize that we all have burdens. But we do not have to carry our burdens alone.🙂

@Carazaa umm didn't he also say take up your cross and follow me? Not carrying them alone 100% agree

@Tinkles The cross can be quite heavy but he will help in time of need!

@NoGamesTolerated he will indeed, and also think he won't give us things we can't handle

@Tinkles if he gives it to us we can handle it with his help…

@Tinkles Well in that context I think he is talking about christian persecution. Its sometimes lonely being a christian.

@Carazaa There’s is some suffering for Christians and the Bible teaches us if we suffer with him, we will reign with him!

@NoGamesTolerated that is my understanding also. And I struggle to marry that with the Matthew verse quoted in the original post.

Verse 30 seems to be talking something very specific but needs more context as Jesus said following him is not easy and does cost

@NoGamesTolerated Thank you for reminding us that we will reign with Christ.

@Carazaa yw

@Tinkles No he will not give us more than we can handle. I have to say that when I was younger life was harder, and now after I decided to just be obedient to his word life is so great in many ways. I hurt when others hurt though, that is hard for me.

@Carazaa The obedient have crosses to carry too! The devil fights them the most!

@NoGamesTolerated "[b]Resist the devil and he will flee[/b]." 🙂

@Carazaa true… every saint of God WILL know suffering! He will go because he has too by the authority given us by Christ….And guess what? He will come back !! Again and again til we draw our last breath.

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but God does deliver them out of them ALL”… and…

it will be in his timing! Sometimes we have to wait on God.

@Carazaa There will always be a fight! Fight the good fight of faith being in full armor of God!

@Carazaa
It’s not Christian persecution, it’s you and your sparkling personality

@DocSavage Thanks!😂

@Tinkles But nothing compared to what it cost Jesus.