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b'What does it mean to bear someone\\u2019s burdens? Some people think it means to take everyone\\u2019s problems and put them all on your shoulders, trying to fix things. That mindset is a dangerous one because you don\\u2019t need to have everyone\\u2019s burdens on your shoulders. That is too much for anyone except Jesus Himself to take on. That is why He died on the cross, to save us from the burdens of sin and all the brokenness it causes (Matthew 11:28-30).\\nSo what does God mean when He tells us to \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153bear one another\\u2019s burdens\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (Galatians 6:2)? He means we love others with the talents and opportunities He has given each of us. He doesn\\u2019t mean for us to take on the weight of every single person\\u2019s problems. He already knows that it is too much of a responsibility for us to have, so He wants us to cast our burdens on Him, because He is ultimately the only One who can take care of them (1 Peter 5:7).\\nBearing burdens can look surprisingly simple. Sometimes all that is needed is a small act of kindness rooted in Jesus\\u2019 love for us: helping your parents clean the house if they\\u2019re too sick to do so, helping tutor your friend if they\\u2019re struggling in a subject at school, or going shopping for your elderly neighbor who needs food. Usually, bearing one another\\u2019s burdens looks like having a relationship with others and walking alongside them in their day-to-day life\\u2014 placing ourselves in their shoes and putting up with them even when we have different backgrounds or opinions.\\nNo matter how we serve, as Christians, we love because Jesus loved us first, reminding others of God\\u2019s presence and the promise that they can lay their burdens at Jesus\\u2019 feet (1 John 4:19). \\u2022 Alexis Wohler\\n\\u2022 When has someone helped bear your burdens? \\n\\u2022 What are some practical ways you can help bear someone\\u2019s burdens and remind them to bring their burdens to the foot of the cross? \\nBear one another\\u2019s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 (WEB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nGenesis 12:1-3; Exodus 12:38; Acts 2:1-12; Revelation 7:9-10'