(Matthew 11:28 NKJV) “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Rest is a good thing!
We all need to walk in this rest. We’re not just talking about laying down and taking a nap, although that is good too! But, resting from our thoughts, our planning, our trying to resolve it all by putting the pieces together.
Rest comes when we stay calm and say, “OK, God, I see this mountain in front of me and I’m just going to take one step at a time and let You guide me”.
Rest comes when we trust God. When we stay calm in a time when we would normally flip out.
Thinking hard or stressing over something will wear us out and drain us emotionally. What good are we then?
Just the other day we got so much rain that it caused a shifting underground and we had mud come into our sump pump, in our basement. It clogged the pump, leaving us with a flood in our basement and mud everywhere.
Now the first thing that wanted to take place in our minds was to flip out, and then be fearful about what to do. And the next thing, anxiety likes to add its little spin.
But, that is not resting or trusting in God. That is letting our emotions take over.
Surprisingly, we both stayed very calm and focused on what we needed to do to resolve the problem. By the end of the day, we were physically exhausted, but emotionally we were strong and very focused.
We managed to get all the water out and the pump working again. We slept really well that night.
We rested in God as we moved forward and resolved the problem.
Rest in Him today. He will help us resolve whatever we are going through!!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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