Desperate For Jesus

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

I hear Jesus calling me to come
                But why do I so often run and not come?
                                                I run to fix it on my own
                                                I run to talk to others and drone
                                                I run to escape with my strength alone
                And when I do, I forfeit the grace, the peace, the comfort that comes from His throne.

Why? Because I am not desperate enough for Jesus.
                Oh, I’m desperate!
                                Desperate for relief
                                Desperate for peace
                                Desperate like the thief that hung next to Jesus
                But not desperate for Jesus!
Yet, Jesus bids me to come for His yoke is easy
and His burden is light
But honestly, words like these only bring fright and not delight to my weary and heavy-laden heart.

Why? Because I’m not desperate enough for Jesus.
                Because I don’t trust in the one who is gentle and
                lowly at heart.

Jesus, I want to be desperate for you.
                Not because I’ve tried to go it alone
                Not because I can't make it on my own
                Not because I want to face it alone
But because I know you are seated on the throne
                And You know
                And You care
                And You are able
                And You love me.
 
So, instead of waiting. I will come.
I’ll come to You instead of laboring
                Instead of loading unnecessary burdens on me that I could never carry in the first place
For Your way is easy and Your “burden” isn’t a burden at all.
I’ll come to Jesus and find rest in you alone. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hayden Norris has been the Lead Pastor of Crosspoint Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska, since 2021. Hayden grew up in Buffalo, NY and graduated from the Master's Seminary with a Master in Divinity in 2005 after spending some time in the Navy and receiving his BA in Anthropology in 1995 from Rollins College. He is married to Heather and they have two sons and a daughter.