Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Matthew 11:28
Hello friends, I am back!
Hubby and I took a vacation to celebrate our 25thwedding anniversary (it was April 12th), we figured that it was our “silver” anniversary so why not head to the “silver” state, Nevada?
We saw a couple of shows, we rented a slingshot and went to Hoover Dam and the Valley of Fire and dodged the craziness that was the NFL draft on the Las Vegas strip.
I did not break a leg.
I did have one day where I was really sick, but it seemed to be a 24-hour bug (although I was very careful on eating the rest of the trip, for fear of relapse).
We came back and have been zipping around trying to shove a whole bunch of obligations and stuff into the weekend before returning to work today.
I’m not sure I feel rested.
From what I can see in the Bible, rest is very important and not only physical rest but mind and spirit too.
God rested – not because He was tired, but to set the standard for all of us!
God rested and has told us to also rest.
God desires rest for us because it does not come naturally to us. (this should be a direct hint to me, since I am told I don’t know how to stop . . . )
To rest, we must trust that God will take care of things for us, we must trust that if we take a day off, the world will not stop turning and things won’t completely fall apart.. (this would be good for me to acknowledge in my work environment too)
Through the years humans have become more tense and less able to relax.
Relaxing our grip on our own lives, careers, families, etc., and giving them over to God in faith is the best way to relax. (note to self: hear that? give it all to God!)
Remember that the ultimate rest is found in Christ.
He invites all who are “weary and burdened” to come to Him and cast our cares on Him.
It is only in Him that we find our complete rest—from the cares of the world, from the sadness we face, rest from the stress of our work, because He alone is holy and righteous.
Take a word of advice from the Father, and rest.
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