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Carry, Don’t Control

Love helps with the crushing burden while respecting the ordinary responsibility that another person must carry.

Faith for Everyday Life · 28 September–4 October
“Support people without taking away their responsibility.”

Galatians 6:2, 5

Galatians tells believers to carry one another’s burdens and also says each person should carry their own load. A burden is the crushing weight someone cannot reasonably carry alone; a load is the responsibility that belongs to them.

Healthy support strengthens responsibility. Listen, pray and offer practical help, but resist making every decision or removing every consequence for the person you care about.

One faithful step

Ask what support would genuinely help, offer one specific action and keep a clear, loving boundary.

Faith is Not For Sunday Only, It’s For Everyday Life.

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