Taking on a new Burden

Taking on a new Burden
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28 NIV
I remember an old gospel song that we sang in the Baptist church of my youth. The pastor would say, "The doors of the church are now open." As people came down to the front of the church to accept Christ as savior, the parishioners began to sing, "Come to Jesus. Come to Jesus, just now, just now." And they continued, "Only trust him. Only trust him, just now, just now". At the time I think I had certain expectations of "coming to Jesus". What do you think it will be like if we were to come to Jesus on bended knee, and full of trust?
I admit that the idea of taking off the yoke of this world and putting on the yoke of Christ seemed like a pretty good deal, but I got more than what I bargained for. Once in the fold of Christ I was made to suit up like a soldier. I learned that I needed to put on the full armor so I could stand my ground. I was given a helmet (salvation), belt (truth), a vest (righteousness), a shield (faith), boots (readiness) and a sword, which is the Bible (Galatians 6:10-17). Becoming a private in God's army is not exactly the rest I expected. But maybe God is being kind... The Lord is equipping me to stand. After I have done all I can do, putting these gifts into practice is what it might look like to just stand.
Jesus said that "My yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matthew 11:30). Jesus isn't promising that we would be without burdens. But maybe he is suggesting that he will be with us to help and he will equip us to carry our portion of the burden. Maybe he is promising that once we take on the ‘Christ-burden’, we will find his nearness. And having Christ in close proximity makes the load not so heavy. Think about it, Christ already carried it all on the cross... How much more do we really need to lift and carry?