Paul Anderson was the world’s strongest man. In 1957, he backlifted a table loaded with calibrated weights totaling 6,250 pounds. The 1985 Guinness Book of World Records said this lift was “the greatest weight ever raised by a human being.” Anderson made over 500 public appearances, in which he impressed millions with amazing feats of strength.
And with his personal story.
Paul Anderson traveled the world, declaring his complete dependence on Jesus Christ for everything. If the world’s strongest man wasn’t strong enough to navigate life on his own, you probably aren’t, either.
The burden of staying sober is too heavy to carry on your own. The weight of your spouse’s relapse is too much for you. You need someone else to help carry the burden. His name is Jesus.
Recovery Step: “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22).
