By Bunmi Adebayo
As the old year 2025 finally closed, several feelings are surging through our minds about our experiences in the concluded year : excitement for our accomplishments and successes, and soberness for our setbacks or challenges.
There are times therefore, that going forward, we desire to unburden ourselves to others in order to seek or get their assurances.
But the question is, “how many such people, do you have around you, that you can share your deep, troubling and serious burdens with”?
Don’t forget the common saying that “burden shared, is burden lightened”.
Life living becomes easier when we have people around us who we can share our very serious burdens with for the purpose of counseling us, and giving good advice to us. A role Paul played in the life of Timothy.
In fact, the more of such people you have around you, the more assured your journey will be.
Conversely, the less of them you have around you, the more challenging or tasking your journey could be.
No doubt, sharing burdens with people has certainly become a sensitive and delicate subject in a world increasingly endangered of confidentiality.
Yet, we still need to have genuine people we can share such burdens with. Remember, in the multitude of counsel, there is safety – Proverbs 11:14.
We must all know that when appropriately done with the right people, and the right responses emerge, we become better off for this.
There are times in life, that two people with the same measures of gifting and potentials, exposed to the same type of opportunities, will deliver varying degrees of result based on the caliber of such confidants they have around them.
If you have them around you, please value them well and treasure them sincerely, they are like highly prized pearls. If you lack them, prayerfully look out for such people, with genuine interest in your life, and who are indeed reliable. They can be very valuable to your journey of life.
Do have a great working week ahead
©️ Olubunmi S Adebayo.
