Rest. You need it, right?

Jesus knows you do.

He told his followers, “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 in heart, and you willl find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11: 28,29 NIV).

We all need pillow time. Dismantling the difficulties of life zaps energy — physical, emotional and spiritual.

So what’s a girl to do? Let yourself go to the One who knows best, get cuddly and rest.

No fretting.

No whining.

No worries.

God knows life throws rocks, even boulders, at you. Jesus said, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33, NIV).

The New King James version uses a word in place of “trouble”: tribulation. And this brings me to a story, unfunny then, now I laugh.

A dear person and I worked out at the gym, pumping iron, sweating, grunting, doing all those things weight-lifters do. I had left my daughter in the gym’s childcare staff. While she played upstairs, we began to fight downstairs. A verbal bash. He felt frustrated with me.

In a way I don’t blame him. I was going through the tough stuff of revisiting childhood pain. Still, I didn’t care for this dear one’s innuendo that true Christians ought to handle their problems better than I handled mine.

Ooh, that got me.

All growls, teeth and claws, I snarled, “The Bible says that in this world you will have tribulation. And. I. Am. TRIBULATING.”

Question: What stops you from getting the rest you need? Please leave a comment. Thanks bunches.

Tags: rest, tribulation

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