“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28 NIV).
When was the last time you needed to rest due to weariness? Jesus wants you to pray to Him and lay your burdens down at His feet. He will give you rest if you take time to just sit, be calm, and pray to Him about your issues. I imagine myself hugging Jesus and just basking in His love and peace. It is a wonderful image and one that will help you also. Jesus wants you to be at peace about everything, because if you aren’t then you are obsessing about issues that you have no control over. That is not peaceful. If you can’t do anything about it, you must give it to Him and trust Him to take care of it for you.
The biggest peace buster is hanging onto past sins that you have committed that you have asked forgiveness for. Don’t do it. You must leave all of that behind you and believe that it is forgiven. Looking back makes you vulnerable to stumble because you cannot see where you are heading.
Keep your eyes on the Lord and believe that He loves you no matter what you did in your life. He wants you to be happy and free of burdens. Resting with Jesus is the most peaceful experience ever.
I urge you to make it a priority to do this every day. Life is full of troubles, trials, hurts, and stress so when Jesus tells you to come to Him and He will give you rest, take advantage of it. It will help you stay healthy so that you can continue to serve Him in amazing ways.
So my challenge to you this week is to take time each day to rest in Jesus’ arms and lay your burdens at His feet. Leave them their and forget about them. He is in control. Life is too short to dwell on things that depress you and stress you. Make peace your priority.
Dear Lord,
I know that you are waiting for me to come to you. Help me to take time every day to rest in your love and peace and lay my problems at your feet. I know you will help me not to worry about things I have no control over. Thank you for your peace.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
