Rest…Everyone needs it.
I certainly do!
I tend to just keep going like the Energizer Bunny and then pay for my poor choice: a stress headache that turns into a pity party, or negative thinking that spouts stay-away-before-I-blow behavior.
Jesus told his motley crew of twelve and the gathering crowd, eager for a healing:
“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 will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:28,29, NIV)
This is a picture of a soul at rest because it submits to the authority of the One who knows best. No fretting. No whining. No worries. In place of negativity, you are content, satisfied, and rested.
God recognizes that life throws rocks at you. Keep reading at this post at Counselors’ Coach, a column I write for the digital magazine Take Root & Write.
