SPEAKER_00: As we get started today, I want you to clear your mind and picture a father carrying his child.
SPEAKER_00: Maybe the child fell asleep in the car and is being carried peacefully to their crib for a nap.
SPEAKER_00: Perhaps the child fell and scraped their knee and ran to the father for help.
SPEAKER_00: Or maybe the child just needed a loving embrace from dad.
SPEAKER_00: Sometimes there are seasons where you simply don't have the strength to keep moving forward on your own.
SPEAKER_00: Maybe today is one of those days.
SPEAKER_00: In those moments, God doesn't demand more from you.
SPEAKER_00: He carries you.
SPEAKER_00: Like a loving father, he lifts you up and walks with you through every step.
SPEAKER_00: Deuteronomy 1.31 says, The Lord your God carried you as a father carries his son.
SPEAKER_00: As you are focused on this idea of a father carrying his child, take 20 seconds and thank God for carrying you through seasons you couldn't handle alone.
SPEAKER_00: Ask him to carry you in this season and to take the pressure off your shoulders.
SPEAKER_00: Invite him to remind you that you don't have to hold everything together.
SPEAKER_00: In the picture, I want you to imagine that Jesus is the one lifting you up.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.