Be Still and Rest in His Presence
As the Lord prepares you for this day ahead, take time to be still and rest in His presence.
The more you persistently practice this at the beginning of each day, the more the Lord is able to gradually build trust bonds between you and Him within your soul.
Much of our anxiety comes from excessive planning and obsessing over the future.
This tendency is so common in the ‘hustle and bustle’ culture of our world today.
Sadly, this habit only hinders our sensitivity to the Lord.
Whenever we feel the urge to anxiously jump into the future, we must resist it immediately and return to the present where His presence is waiting for us.
The more you become accustomed to resisting anxious planning, the more you will be able to receive from the Lord in the present.
He designed us to cooperate and partner with Him in the now.
It is His job to be the one who orchestrates our future path, not ours.
As you take time to be still before Him today, surrender your anxiety to Him.
Know that He longs to take away all your anxiety, as it has no place in His Kingdom.
Jesus already paid the price for your freedom, so that anxiety and stress is His to deal with, not you. When you place it in His hands, He will then cast it off into the sea of forgetfulness, never to be seen again!
Hold Your Peace
Finding Rest Amidst the Stress
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. (Matthew 11:29)
How do you find the possibility of freedom and peace in a world where there seems to be no rest? The idea that the pace of life seems to continually increase stress and worry is a universal concept. There seems to be no end to the demands on our time and energy. Are you tired of the constant busyness that seems to consume our lives? I know I am!
There is a solution: It isn’t one that offers escape from the demands of life, but one that guarantees rest in the midst of the rat race and the fast pace of life. Jesus says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).
Jesus offers us rest amidst the stress.
Christ doesn’t always take us out of life’s demanding situations. Instead, He asks us to let HIM show us how to handle life’s demands. Jesus wants us to face each day and each challenge with HIM. Walk with Jesus Christ daily and trust Him for guidance and wisdom to handle whatever comes next. In this way, you’ll finally experience true rest amidst the stress of life.
When I read this devotion it blessed me and I pray it encourages you to find rest in the midst of life’s demands. I would hope to encourage you to let go today and let God, He is bigger than anything you are facing and He desires to face life’s demands with you.
Have a beautiful and uplifting day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is Matthew 5:16
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