Some of you are carrying around a sack of stones. Stones of all sizes and shapes. All unwanted. Some are stones of rejection. Others are stones of regret. Some stones you don’t deserve. Some of them you do.

There are times when your sack gets heavy. It takes a lot of your energy to shoulder your past. Your sack of stones slows your step. You get tired.

You resolve to work hard to forget about the sack. But the sack is still there, and you continue to carry it. You may even take it to church. But, when you get home, you still have your sack of stones.

It is hard to be thoughtful when carrying your sack of stones. It is hard to be forgiving when you feel guilty. It does that to you.

So, how do you get relief from your sack of stones? Matthew 11:28 & 29 says, “Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives. The teaching I ask you to accept is easy; the load I give you to carry is light.”

I have tried that, you say. I have read the Bible. I have listened to Scotty and Mark’s messages. Can I ask you a question? Could it be that you went to religion and didn’t go to God? Could it be that you went to church but did not seek Jesus?

Is it too late for you? Nope! The Bible has many stories about folks who carried a sack of stones around. God used them to do great things.

God is a God of grace. He is the solution for the weariness of the soul. Go to him. Be honest with him. He is waiting for you to ask Him to help. He wants you to take your sack of stones and lay it at the foot of the cross.