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Gal 6:2
2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
NIV
From birth I was always taught, maybe not in words but in deeds, to be independent. Maybe even in words as well, when I think back. Stand on your own two feet; do not depend on anyone other than yourself. Other people will always let you down. If you give one of them an inch they will take a mile. Guard yourself, keep them at a distance, if they get to close they will hurt you. I am an island and an island never cries. All of that was deep within me for so many years that when I accept Christ I knew all that had to change and this verse surely speaks directly to that situation. Yet I am not sure I have changed as much as I should. If I am truly open and transparent then it would be easy for someone else to carry my burdens. How can they carry them if they are not able to know what they are? Likewise, I can I carry they burdens if they are not open with me, or I am so self absorbed I am not hearing, seeing or discerning their burden. Maybe I think they are too busy with their own life, they do not have time for me. Maybe they think the same about me. Could it be I simply do not trust them enough to be that open and expose my weaknesses to them? Maybe that is why they are not that open with me, not trusting me enough. How can I carry their burdens if I simply don’t care or love them enough, yet that is the law of Christ? Love your neighbor as yourself would certainly be the key to carrying each other’s burdens. Yet I am not sure how that would look like. If I am carrying their burden and they mine, then we both still have a heavy load to bear. To what advantage does this serve? Maybe the idea of being yoked together with my fellow believers bears dome truth in this idea. As those team of oxen are yoked so as to pull the load equally together, sharing the common load, I and my fellow believers being yoked by the bond of love carry the common load of living a Christian life as a team. It is a team effort, I cannot stand alone, I must be a member of the team, the body of Christ, serving others as they serve me. Am I fulfilling that? Am I a member of the team?