Come to Me, all you
who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest.
(I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.) Matthew 11:28
Every year for as long as I can remember, the weeks leading
up to Christmas have been crazy busy at work, not to mention trying to squeeze
some personal time in to shop for gifts/ presents and attend various Christmas
parties/functions. Jesus gave us all
such a wonderful model of what it is like to truly “rest.” If you read the New Testament, Jesus
typically went to spend time in solitude with the Lord after preaching,
teaching, or performing miracles…
You see, we can be involved in inward activity as much as we
are involved in outward activities. God
wants us to not only enter into His rest for our bodies, but our souls as
well. I am a believer that finding rest
for my soul means “unplugging” and finding freedom from mental activities
too. Furthermore, it means submitting to
God and not trying to figure out what I should do about every aspect of my life
as I simply can’t keep trying to come up with answers I just don’t have.
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