Giving our burdens to the Lord in order to take His yoke may sound like a contradiction. But the yoke of Jesus Christ is not some new kind of weight. In fact it is a symbol of the believer's transformation. Submitting  our burden to the Lord means submitting our selves to Him as well. The only way that Christ can share our load is for Him to exercise control of our life. However human beings are reluctant to give up authority over themselves. The illusion of having control over our circumstances gives us a false sense of security. But the truth is that until we allow the Heavenly Father to manage our life, we will be managed by our problems, chasing after the quickest solution or the easiest escape from pain. Sacrificing control means that we cannot continue to rely on our previous survival techniques . Instead through meditation and daily Bible reading we can learn how to walk in the same way our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did. As our steps begin to align with His, our new yoke shifts the weight of our problems to His shoulder. The most important concept we must learn is to trust God. If we are certain He has a plan and purpose for our life we can be confident that our burden will not drag us to the ground. Psalm 55:22 says, "He will never allow the righteous to be shaken".He is faithful to carry the weight and show us how to care for those affected by our burden. Trusting Him lightens the load. ~1 Peter 5:6-11