Compared to men, women report higher levels of stress, and compared to their childless peers, parents report higher levels of stress as well. For some, the data is even more unsettling. If you happen to be a woman, a mother, and part of the Millennial generation, your vulnerability to stress is even greater.
Failure at small things reminds us of how helpless we are in this great, wide world. When little things spiral out of control, they remind us that even they were never within our control in the first place.
He frees us by calling us to rely less on ourselves and more on Him. He frees us by calling us to humility.
The rest that Jesus offers only comes when we humble ourselves and submit to Him. This is why Jesus uses the image of a yoke; the yoke is a symbol of authority. By calling us to take His yoke, Jesus is calling us to submit to Him as our true master.
No longer is it enough to have a good marriage; you must have the best one. No longer is it enough to feed, clothe, and protect your children from general harm; you must dress them on trend (preferably in clothes handmade from vintage fabric or knit from organic wool); make all their food from scratch (locally sourced, of course); and teach them to...
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