When Life Feels Like Sisyphus

Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:28-30

Devotional: There are seasons in life when the struggle feels endless, like pushing a boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down. Ancient mythology used the story of Sisyphus to capture that hopeless cycle, but Scripture offers a different vision.

Jesus invites the weary, the burdened, and the overwhelmed to Himself. He does not deny that life is heavy. Instead, He brings an exchange. His yoke fits our shoulders. His presence restores our souls.

Trials do not disappear, but they stop being pointless. In Christ, the endless cycle becomes a meaningful journey, and the weight we carry becomes a place where His gentleness restores us.

Reflection: Where do you feel the “Sisyphus cycle” in your life right now? What would it look like to bring that specific burden to Jesus?

Prayer Direction: Ask the Lord to lift the heaviness from your soul and replace it with the rest He promised.

(Daily Devotionals are based on the most recent Sunday Message presented at The Refuge)