Rest for our Souls

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls” Matthew 11:28-29.

Have you ever been weary and burdened? We all have. Our Heavenly Father is calling to us to come and find rest for our souls. This rest doesn’t mean no activity or “vegging out” like I like to say. This rest is a rest for our souls. It is a rest that happens even while we are doing activity. Sometimes my mind is racing and I am anxious even when I’m sleeping. I have so much on my mind and I’m so burdened that I can’t even sit down for very long. I’m antsy and nervous because things aren’t going right or I have a big decision to make. Before I received healing for my anxiety, this could have pushed me over the edge. Now, I find that I can rest even when I have burdens weighing on me. This is because I have learned how to rest even during these kinds of times. I know my Father in Heaven loves me. He wants what is best for me. I can rest knowing that he has all things in his hands. He works it all out for my good. As I’m contemplating this new decision, I can rest in his plan for my life. I can wait and not be anxious because I know he will show me the way. I might have to lay it at his feet a number of times in the day and spend time asking him what his plans are and declaring that he will show me the right path but I can have rest in my innermost being while I’m doing this.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall make your paths straight” Proverbs 3:5-6. He is trustworthy. It takes us to acknowledge him in all situations but he promises to direct us if we trust him.

Lord, I ask you to help us be able to find this rest that you are talking about. Help us to be able to unload our burdens to you and allow you to direct our paths. This means giving up our right to make decisions but the peace that comes when we do this is so much better than when we run our lives. Thank you that you are trustworthy and will lead us the best way possible for us. Thank you for taking our burdens and giving us this rest for our souls. Amen.