Come to Me, all you who are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. There is so little rest in your world
today, My Children. Bad reports from all over, so many tasks you feel the need
to perform, increased knowledge, constant communication. And so little time
with Me.
I am where you will find
rest. Rest is found in My Presence. Rest
is found when you trust Me to do what needs done, instead of attempting to make
everything happen yourself. Have I not told you that you have a Helper? That I
will provide for you as you obey Me, that I will order your steps?
Rest in Me, children, and
find peace.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
Daniel 12:4
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time
of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Psalm 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never
suffer the righteous to be moved.
Hebrews 13:6
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear
what man shall do unto me.
Philippians 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory
by Christ Jesus.
Psalm 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in
his way.
Isaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
Lord know this is true i had a break down 2days ago and my mom and aunt calmed me down. And they told me that i was going to go crazy cause i was always thinking and worring and always in the bible i wpuld eat ect. And just when they talked to me after my prayers for help i relised that i was trying to do everything myself. So i decided to take a mini break from my nose in the word but still have my morning devotions and prayer. But man i have a cousin who did go crazy from that...like hes not the same anymore... But prayer for him. And idk i havent given up but its hard,(again only cause im trying to do everything.) He who started a good work in us will bring it to completion (:
ReplyDeleteMaria - I've been there too. I was going through the motions doing everything I thought Christians were supposed to do and avoiding things not of God; not going anywhere, talking to anyone, watching anything or listening to anything that wasn't of God because I thought that's what "good Christians" do. All of those ARE things we should avoid, but how you're going about it, while having the right intentions, is what's throwing you off. Don't get legalistic and keep a list of "do's and don't's". Just keep seeking God. Keep reading His Word and praying. Keep submitting your life to Him. Then, you won't be cutting things out of your life and feeling anxious, but because of your time and dedication to Him, those desires will be extinguished. It'll be by His power, not yours. We can and will drive ourselves crazy with focusing on all we can't do. Just focus on God and those things will naturally fall into place. The things you have the strength to avoid, do it. But for those other things you struggle with, give them over to God. He is our strength when we are weak. Be encouraged.
DeleteWonderful words for our time!
ReplyDeleteI love the word. It is right for our crazy times.
ReplyDeleteI really need to rest. Thank you for sharing this. November was a hard month for me. God told me that in this season resting in love is my warfare. That he will fight my battle. Please pray for me. I asked God why I had been getting so many nightmares and some attacks through people, etc. I asked if he would gaurd me from all this.He told me because this season I have to focus on the one thing/do the one thing he told me to do...and 'everything that is not faith is sin.' So that means I'm sort of boxed in spiritually... And I have to be careful what I do because that could count as sin and open a door to the enemy. I hope I'm explaining this right. This is all new to me. I've gone through similar times like this but never for over a month.
ReplyDeleteI'm not allowed to job search or anything. God promised he would give me a job etc but that i am not to look for anything myself. I don't have peace about looking even though i really want to do something to keep busy. I have been writing a lot. I want to fully surrender to quickly get through this season because where I am is not a good environment for me spiritually.
God already revealed to me about the witchcraft and lack of protection through my family. It is because they are not submitted to God and because my family was not founded on love. I wanted to work on becoming more independent so I can be free. Random attacks often come up and ever since I was a kid I heard threats of being kicked out. Even from my grandma to my mom and us kids...and from my parents, uncle, etc. I have battled fear because of this. I do not have many people to depend on...no friend to move in with if things got bad.
Anyways God already told me his thoughts of peace for me. He has given me comfort each day. I know if I fully surrender he will bring me out and I will have a fruitful life. I continue to meditate on his truth and work on resting in love. Thank God I didn't have a nightmare last night after weeks of bad dreams that were violating my heart. If there is anything wrong in me that is holding me in bondage...pray that God will reveal it to me and give me a heart to change.
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Romans 14:23(NIV)
"But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin."
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James 4:17(NIV)
"If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them."